Lagos Assembly holds public hearing on bill to raise magistrates’ retirement age

The Lagos State House of Assembly has commenced a nationalist proceeding connected the projected amendment of the state’s Magistrates’ Courts Law, 2015, with stakeholders examining provisions aimed astatine improving the medication of justice.

The Magistrates’ Court Amendment Bill, 2026, among different provisions, proposes an summation successful the mandatory status property for magistrates from 60 to 65 years oregon 35 years of service, whichever comes first.

The nationalist proceeding was held astatine the Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday.

Speaking connected behalf of the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa, the Deputy Speaker, Mojisola Lasbat Meranda, said the projected amendment would let the judiciary to clasp experienced magistrates and payment from their cognition and expertise.

She said the measure besides proposes an summation successful the fiscal jurisdiction of magistrates from N10 cardinal to N25 million.

According to her, expanding the jurisdiction would assistance trim the load connected the High Courts and lend to the faster determination of cases.<...