Kebbi assembly passes bill for judiciary funding

The Kebbi state House of Assembly has passed into law the bill for the establishment of the State Judiciary Fund Management and other matters connected therein.

The passage followed the adoption of the report presented by the Chairman House Committee on Finance and Appropriation, Samaila Salihu-Biu, at plenary on Wednesday.

It would be recalled that on June 4, the House committed the bill to the committee for perusal.

The bill seeks to strengthen the financial autonomy granted to the judicial arm of government in the state, ensure accountability, transparency and efficiency in the utilisation of the funds.

Salihu-Biu said the committee met and inserted some amendments by creating a new section for an annual budget for the state judiciary.

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“The budget will be presented to the state government for inclusion into the state budget for onward defence before the House of Assembly,” he said.

Announcing the passage of the bill, the Deputy Speaker, Buhari Aleiro, thanked members of the committee, civil society organisations and the media for their inputs into the bill.