SUBSTANTIAL JUSTICE AT LITTLE COST AND TIME: THE PECULIARITY OF THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY CUSTOMARY COURTS. By Hon. Ehusani Abel Simpa
SUBSTANTIAL JUSTICE AT LITTLE COST AND TIME: THE PECULIARITY OF THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY CUSTOMARY COURTS BY HON. EHUSANI ABEL SIMPA * INTRODUCTION Unity in diversity has been the most desirable expression of the preferred reality in Nigeria. With 36 state and the Federal Capital Territory, this great country has a population so colorful with peculiarities inherent in different languages, custom, culture, tradition and belief systems. Disputes are inevitably part of human existence and this is why the need for justice will always be undeniable. In Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, there is the conspicuous enthusiasm of urbanization which accounts for the identifiable presence of residents who speak diverse native languages and subscribe to different cultural and traditional realities. So many people, tribes and tongues; Gbagyi, Hausa, Ebira, Yoruba, Fulani, Igbo, I