The Director, of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, United States (US) Embassy Nigeria, Jason Smith, has said that they are strengthening the justice system sector in Kaduna, Nasarawa, and Plateau states for a stable and secure Nigeria.
He said this yesterday in Abuja at a workshop to build the capacity of Court Administration and Case Management Projects, for judicial officers in the three states, organised by the Public and Private Development Centre (PPDC) with support from the US government.
Smith said it is the desire of the United States for a true justice system in Nigeria and that if the project succeeds in Kaduna, Nasarawa, and Plateau states, they will scale it up to other states.
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“Having a stable, secured country everywhere in the world is important to the US. We are helping our partners here to have a functional criminal justice system and improve access to justice. Our goal is to help ourselves by helping you to deal with the challenges Nigeria faces, domestic challenges, regional and global challenges,” Smith said.
Speaking earlier, the PPDC CEO, Jubril Shittu, said the project is aimed at transforming the justice system.
He said, “PPDC is building the capacity of Court Administration and Case Management Project in Kaduna, Nasarawa, and Plateau states in performance monitoring and evaluation.”
The PPDC Board Chairman, Chibuzor Ekwekwo, who commended the selected states for the partnership, said that if Nigeria must get it right, the justice system must work well.
“You are doing very important work, and we are happy that you are partnering with us to carry out this Project. The feedback I get is good. The feedback is not filtered, not controlled,” Ekwekwo said.
