Kwara plans six-storey court complex….
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman
Kwara State Government has said that it plans to build a six-storey building which will be the first in the African continent to house the Judiciary in Ilorin, the state capital.
The government, under the leadership of Governor AbdulR,ahman AbdulRazaq, has unveiled the prototype of the Court House complex it recently flagged off its construction at Ahmadu Bello Way in the state’s capital, Ilorin.
A statement by Olayinka Fafoluyi, Senior Special Assistant to AbdulRazaq on New Media made available to Punch on Wednesday said that the Storey building would comprise of spacious Courtrooms, offices and a conference hall.
“The six-storey Court House complex project, which was handed to the consultant a few days ago, will feature eight well-equipped courtrooms, offices, a conference hall and a library, among other modern facilities, to ease the operations of the judiciary in the north-central state”, he said.
“Conceived by Governor AbdulRazaq, the Court House complex, which is the first of its kind in Africa, is in line with the vision of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) Chairman to enhance judicial services and revamp and reposition every sector in the state for the benefit of all”, he added.
The Consultant, Baron Architecture, Babatunde Sofola, who spoke on behalf of the Contractor, Craneburg International, at the handing over event of the project, promised to deliver a good job following the terms of the contract agreement.
At the unveiling event of the prototype were Principal Officers of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, representatives of the Kwara State Attorney General Commissioner for Justice and Officials of Baron Architecture, the firm handling the construction project, among others.
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Punch gathered that the new complex building would put an end to the shortage of Courtrooms, especially to the lower bench cadre in the state.
Punch checks in the state Judiciary revealed that between two and four Magistrates are allocated to share a Courtroom in the state.
It would be recalled that the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Abiodun Adebara while speaking at the opening of the 2025 Judicial year appealed to the state government to provide more infrastructure to the state Judiciary.
He said, “We are equally in high spirit that vehicles would be made available to the vast majority of our Magistrates and Area Court Judges this year”, he said.
He also asked for the Provision of Official quarters for the Chief Judge and other High Court Judges who are yet to be accommodated.
Other demands included: the allocation of land at a subsidised rate for Magistrates and Area Court Judges to build their personal accommodation as the majority of them are living in rented apartments: as well as a Special grant to enable us to undertake the provision of alternative power supply ie. Solar energy.
He however appealed to community to different communities, traditional rulers and individuals to contribute to provisions of infrastructural facilities in their domain adding that “the State Government alone could not meet these needs given the prevailing economic situation in the country, insufficient funds and wide range of other projects before the state.
