But because of the direct linkage between the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court, there exists a distinct possibility of a glut of appeals before the final arbiter. At present, an appeal generally takes years to decide, because the cases are many and justices of the court are few. This will be a disservice to the very quick dispensation of justice which the creation of the Constitutional Court ought to manifestly cure. It, therefore, behoves the appropriate authorities to appoint without further delay more justices to the Supreme Court. Also, the mere creation of a court willl not necessarily revitalise the judiciary.
Reforms are a sine qua non for increased efficiency.
Such reforms as independent facilities in courts, enhanced pay for judicial officers, and others indicated by the Justice Kayode Eso Panel on Judicial Reforms are still yearning for faithful implementation. This should not be so. Above all, a society whose executive arm of government takes the flagrant disobedience of court orders as a mark of its importance can barely hope for a virile judiciary that is the bastion of hope for all - rich and poor, weak and powerful alike. Media Monitor is a dialogical project. We expect that its contents will elicit reactions from its readers.