Pay our gratuities, retired judges tell Bello

Retired judges in Kogi State have appealed to Governor Yahaya Bello to pay the gratuities of both living and dead judges .

The immediate past Grand Kadi , Sharia Court of Appeal, Kogi State , Hon . Kadi Zakariya Muhammad ( retd . ) , made the call on Tuesday at a valedictory court session held at the state High Court , Lokoja , in honour of the deceased and retired judicial officers in the state .

Muhammad noted that the payment would help to alleviate their suffering , including those of their families .

“ His Excellency should use his magnanimity to pay our gratuities . This would go a long way to reduce the hardship faced by retired judges and those that left their families behind after succumbing to death , ” he lamented .

Muhammad was the Grand Kadi , Sharia Court of Appeal, Kogi State , between 2012 and 2018 .

Also speaking, a former Judge , Customary Court of Appeal, Hon . Justice Elias Adem Egwu ( retd . ) , asked the judiciary to work on the jurisdiction of the customary court of appeal .