Senate Advocates Special Intervention Fund for Judiciary, Screens Tsoho, Kanyip

The Senate yesterday advocated a special intervention fund for the judiciary just as it screened Justice John Tsoho as the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court.

The upper legislative chamber equally screened Justice Benedict Kanyip as President of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria.

Chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Senator Michael Bamidele made the call during the screening held at the National Assembly Complex.

He recalled that the Senate at Plenary on October 29, deliberated on Buhari’s request for the confirmation of the nominations of Tsoho and Kanyip.

“The Senate referred the request to the committee for further legislative action and mandated the committee to report back with its recommendations within one week,’’ he said.

According to the chairman, the committee interviewed Tsoho and Kanyip and received explanation regarding their life, experience, qualifications, confidence and suitability to assume the positions.

Bamidele said that the committee was convinced that there was the need to make available to the Judiciary a special intervention fund to carryout judicial functions effectively.

“I believe this will be an issue for both the legislative and executive arms of government to address most speedily, beyond the current budgetary provision a special intervention fund.

“As elected representatives of the people, it is not yet uhuru.