Justice Amina Augie urges Akpabio to amend Nigeria's constitution

May 2024 · 2 minute read

In a valedictory court session held at the Supreme Court, retired Justice Amina Adamu Augie called on the National Assembly to swiftly amend the Constitution in order to improve the functioning of Nigerian courts. Justice Augie specifically appealed to Senator Godswill Akpabio, the Senate President, whom she had previously taught at the Law School.

Justice Augie expressed her hope that the 10th National Assembly would take decisive action to accomplish what had previously been unsuccessful. She emphasized the need for constitutional amendments that would enhance the effectiveness of the courts in Nigeria and prevent future justices from encountering the same challenges faced by their predecessors.

During her speech, Justice Augie stated, “It is said that a teacher’s reward is in Heaven, I cannot wait to reach Heaven to receive my reward for teaching him because it is my sincere wish that the Justices coming behind me do not go through what those before them went through. Thus, I implore the National Assembly to undertake the necessary constitutional amendments.”

Justice Amina Augie, who officially retired from the Supreme Court on September 3, 2023, after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70, has served as a Justice of the Supreme Court since November 7, 2016. She obtained a Second Class Upper Division in Law from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) in 1977 and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1978.

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