APC Presidential candidate pledges full financial autonomy for judiciary

From: Femi  Oyelola, Kaduna

All Progressives Congress, Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has promised that his administration would ensure that the judiciary has true financial and administrative autonomy and strong disciplinary and integrity monitoring mechanisms,

He asserted this   in his speech at the 7th edition of Kaduna Economic and Investment Summit (KadInvest 7.0) on yesterday in Kaduna.

According to  him whilst there must be active engagement between all the arms of government for the rule of law to prevail, it is critical for the judiciary to retain its autonomy and independence.

“Therefore, under my stewardship, the federal government will build on the efforts of the current administration to review, amend and/or enact the relevant laws that will engender the rule of law

Asiwaju added. that, laws put in place by the Buhari administration helped to improve the ease of doing business in the country.

“I will marshal a team of the most talented  Nigerians – men, women and youths – no matter their tribe and affiliations, to reset our nation on a path to achieve double-digit economic growth within a couple of years. We will do this through a coordinated set of policies in key sectors.”

He said if elected, his administration will build on this, making it better for the private sector to excel.

Furthermore, my administration will prioritise the use of superior aerial technology to deter criminal and terrorist activities, as well as to monitor and protect our critical national infrastructure, including our network of pipelines, our power stations, our transmission and distribution networks, our sea and airports, our rail networks and other vital infrastructure,” he added.

“We will champion an efficient government that will eliminate revenue and expense leakages across all federal government areas, leveraging technology, which will be increasingly embedded into government operations.

“In oil & gas, we will prioritise gas distribution and availability to power our industries.

“In agriculture, we will provide incentives for investments, machinery and equipment, expand and empower commodity boards, enhance our strategic grain reserves, encourage the formation of farm cooperatives and expand the scope and depth of access to finance for our farmers.” he said.