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JALINGO – Justice Joel Agya, Chief Judge of Taraba on Friday said that the Judiciary in the state was undergoing various reforms under his leadership.
Agya made this known in Jalingo while receiving Corps Commander Anna Attah, Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Taraba Command, who paid him a courtesy visit on Friday in Jalingo.
He said that the state judiciary had reviewed many rules and guidelines towards shaping service delivery and transparent dispensation of justice.
He said that the digitisation of the High Court was another milestone in the transformation of the judiciary.
He recalled that the Judiciary had signed in to law various rules in recent time.
He listed them as Area Court Civil Procedure Rules 2026, District courts rules 2026, the High Court Civil Procedure Rules 2026 and the Taraba State Sentencing Guidelines 2026.
“Upon my confirmation as the chief judge of the state in 2024, we have tried to bring reforms to the Taraba State Judiciary. We have signed into law several rules of courts.
“We have the Area Court Civil Procedure Rules 2026, we have the District courts rules 2026 and we have the high courts civil procedure rules 2026.
“We have also signed into law the Taraba State Courts Sentencing Guidelines. Guidelines that will guide judges as they sentence criminal defendants that appear before the courts,” he said.
Earlier, Mrs Attah said that her visit to the chief judge became crucial due to the vital role of the judiciary in the enforcement of safety rules.
The Sector Commander requested the chief judge to appoint more Magistrates to mobile courts, especially in Bali and Jalingo local government areas.
She regretted the court of appeal judgement which barred the corps from carrying out enforcement in the city centres.
She said that lack of enforcement in the city had caused increased crashes, especially by trycicles.
She commended the support of the courts towards the sustainability of their operations, adding that the corps cannot operate outside the court. (NAN)
