The Akwa Ibom State has commences online payment for all court fees, the first State to carry out ICT revolution in the judiciary sector in the country.
The State Judiciary came into existence on Wednesday, September 23, 1987 upon the creation of Akwa Ibom state out of the former Cross River State.
At inception, it consisted of seven Judicial Divisions, ten Magisterial Districts and ninety-four District Courts.
Nigeria CommunicationsWeek gathered that the State Judiciary also acquired an e-Judiciary enterprise resources planner (ERP), an electronic application that handles court processes.
Going by the Chief Judge’s speech on the portal, Justice Idongesit Ntem Isua, chief judge of Akwa Ibom, said: “You can now pay court fees, fines and judgment debts online. Cases can now be filed online and research and virtual studies can be done in our e-library which is also accessed online on payment of a token fee”.
There exist the Law pavilion and Compulaw in the e-library as well as a robust legal resource center.
“We give all the glory to the Almighty God for enabling us to raise the Akwa Ibom State Judiciary to this level. We are also very grateful to His Excellency, the Governor of this State, Chief Godswill Obot Akpabio for supporting us in this project which is our modest contribution to his transformation of the state.
“This portal is another step in our effort to enhance transparency, ensure greater accuracy of records and ultimately achieve greater efficiency and speedier delivery of justice”.