The Guardian (Nigeria)

Chartered arbitrator­s seek Buhari’s assent to bill on alternativ­e dispute resolution

- By Yetunde Ayobami Ojo

THE Registrar and Chief Executive Officer ( CEO), Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrator­s ( NICARB), Mrs. Shola OshodiJohn, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to sign into law the Arbitratio­n Act, which has already been passed by the Senate.

Oshodi- John said signing the Act would portray Nigeria positively on the global map as a dispute resolution- friendly country and attract investment into the country.

She disclosed this while addressing reporters in Lagos on the institute’s 2022 Conference, with the theme: ‘ The Future of Arbitratio­n and Alternativ­e Dispute Resolution ( ADR) in Africa: Developmen­ts and Sustainabi­lity’, scheduled to hold from November 24 to 25.

Oshodi- John said: “For Nigeria to be taken seriously, internatio­nally, Mr. President needs to sign the bill into law before leaving office. Without the new Arbitratio­n Act in place, all we do, in terms of trying to put Nigeria out there as a friendly dispute resolution country, would be more of rhetoric than reality.”

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