Tuesday September 16, 2025
By TheNewsDESK |
The Akwa Ibom Governor, Pastor Umo Eno has approved an upward review of the monthly allocation to the Akwa Ibom State Judiciary and released N750m to settle accumulated debts owed over the years.
The Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom State, Ekaette Fabian-Obot, disclosed this while declaring open the 2025/2026 Legal Year of the State Judiciary.
She explained that the first tranche of N500 million was released in March 2025, while the second tranche of N250 million was released in August.
In addition, the Governor also approved N300 million for capital projects within the Judiciary.
“We have paid, and are still paying, debts in accordance with the list prepared by the Accounts Department. The first tranche of N500 million has been exhausted, and we are now on the second batch of N250 million.
“Once this is expended, we hope further funds will be released so we can finally clear the debts incurred since 2014.
“For the payments made so far, we say thank you to the Governor. I assure you that not a kobo will be diverted until the debts for which the funds were approved are fully settled,” Justice Obot stated.
The Chief Judge further announced that Governor Eno had provided 12 luxury vehicles for Judges and two saloon cars for Chief Registrars to ease mobility and improve service delivery.
She noted that the upward review of monthly allocation has strengthened the Judiciary’s capacity in the training and retraining of Judges, Magistrates, Customary Court Chairmen, and other staff.