The Conference which featured a keynote address from Honourable Justice Ibrahim Buba, Rtd and a robust panel of discussants from the Senior Advocates of Nigeria, gender rights groups and the medida addressed several key themes and was able to coalesce some thoughts on the way forward.
The Conference was convened to acknowledge the critical role of the Judiciary in Nigeria’s democracy and to recognize the far-reaching impact of judicial pronouncements on the lives of citizens. The conference had 540 participants drawn from judiciary, civil society actors, lawyers, university students, Embassies and High Commissioners as well as other international development partners.