Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has claimed that the judiciary is the last hope of the elite and bourgeoisie, not the common man.
Naijaonpoint reports that Falana made this known on Wednesday while addressing journalists after visiting Abia State Governor, Alex Otti.
According to him, while political cases were fast-tracked due to legal deadlines, ordinary civil and criminal matters languish in courts for decades without resolution.
The Human rights activist lamented about the sluggishness of the courts, noting that it significantly hinders the swift dispensation of justice in the country.
Falana called for radical judicial reform to make justice accessible to ordinary Nigerians.
He said, “People make the mistake of saying the judiciary is the last hope of the common man, the common man has no means to go to court.
“The judiciary is the last hope of the elite, the bourgeoisie. So if you want the ordinary people to benefit from the judicial system, you must promote authoritative disciplinary solutions.
”Only the elite’s cases move in court because political cases are time-bound, other cases, for me, must be time-bound.”
Meanwhile, Falana recently slammed political parties over Nigeria’s woes.
Naijaonpoint reports that Falana, during a special broadcast on Channels Television to mark Nigeria’s independence anniversary, asserted that political parties are the major factor stalling the country’s growth 65 years after independence.
According to Falana, the ‘winner-takes-all’ mentality of contemporary political parties is part of the problem the country is currently facing.
The senior lawyer also stated that power cannot be concentrated in the hands of the ruling party, emphasising that it must share power with other constituencies.
Falana added that without an ideological base or orientation, political parties will persist in corruption, impunity, and recklessness.
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