Saturday 19 October 2013

KANO DISPUTE RESOLUTION COURT SETTLES 100 CASES IN 10 MONTHS - OFFICIAL

The Kano State Multi Door Court House, an alternative dispute resolution court, has settled  about 100 civil cases brought to it by members of the public from January to date.
The Assistant Director of the court, Hajiya Hauwa Minjibir said this while fielding questions from newsmen on Saturday in Kano.
She said about 90 per cent of the cases were completely settled while the remaining 10 per cent were still pending.
``All the parties involved were also fully satisfied with the resolution of the cases’’, Minjibir said.
According to her, the court was established as part of efforts to de-congest cases in existing conventional courts in the state so as to enhance justice delivery.
Minjibir listed some of the cases being entertained by the court to include those between business partners, neighbours and family members, among others.
The assistant director said that the establishment of the court had gone a long way in strengthening the state dispute resolution mechanism, by encouraging amicable settlement of disputes without recourse to court litigation.
``This is also promoting cordial relationship and peaceful coexistence between parties’’, she said.
Minjibir, however, called for adequate funding of the court to enable it settle disputes on time, in view of the increasing number of cases being brought before it.


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