On February 17th, 2023, the IAJ President Mr. José Igreja Matos and the Secretary-General Mr. Giacomo Oberto had a “Zoom” online meeting with the Chief Justice of Nigeria, the Hon. Olukayode Ariwoola. In attendance was also Justice Ngozika Okaisabor (Nigeria). Topics discussed during the meeting were: a) How to set up an Association of Judges and Justices (or representative Group) of Nigeria, which could apply for membership in the IAJ; b) How a newly created Judicial Association could apply for IAJ membership.
The IAJ President and Secretary-General explained the contents of IAJ booklet on the subject of encouraging the creation of Judicial Associations and declared themselves available for providing Nigerian Judiciary with all necessary information on how to create an Association and how to apply for IAJ membership. The Chief Justice of Nigeria declared himself very interested in the intiative and assured his Office would continue keep contacts with the IAJ in order to set the process in motion. IAJ is also very much thankful to Justice Ngozika Okaisabor, a very good friend of us, who facilitated this event and will assist the Nigerian Judiciary in the setting up of an Association.
