– Lawyers in Osun state have protested hike in filing fees in Osun courts
– They said that the exorbitant filing fees in the state would make it difficult for ordinary people to pursue justice and make them take the law into their hands once they couldn’t approach the cost due to high cost
– But the Permanent Secretary in the state ministry of Justice, Biola Adewumi said that the matter would be resolved in the best interest of justice
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Lawyers in Osun state capital Osogbo have barricaded a high court in Oke-Fia area of the state to protest decision of the state judiciary to increase filing fees and other administrative charges in courts.
Lawyers protest hike in filling fees in Osun courts
Daily Trust reports that some of the protesters were armed with placards with different instricptions such as, “Justice is not for sale in Osun state”, No to exorbitant filing fees”, “Say no to commercialization of justice in Osun”.
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They are worried the exorbitant filing fees in Osun would make it difficult for ordinary people to pursue justice, noting many might take the law into their hands once they couldn’t approach the cost due to high cost.
The Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association, Osogbo branch, Asafa Sanusi while speaking with newsmen during the protest urged the state government to intervene by compelling the Osun state Judiciary to reverse the decision.
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Reacting to the development, the Permanent Secretary in the Osun state ministry of Justice, Biola Adewumi said that the matter would be resolved in the best interest of justice.
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