THE Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, on Thursday, eulogised the outgoing President of the FCT Customary Court of Appeal, Honourable Justice Moses Bello, for the able way he piloted the affairs of the apex customary court during his 26 years on the saddle. Like a guiding light, all customary law practitioners would ever look at your wise judicial pronouncements as beacons as they navigate the waters of customary law and jurisprudence”. Malam Bello noted that the court was established as a Superior Court of Record pursuant to Decree No. According to him, the Court was charged with the mandate to exercise appellate and supervisory jurisdiction over issues of Customary law and Chieftaincy matters. Responding, Justice Bello disclosed that one of his greatest achievements was the passage into law by the National Assembly of the Customary Court of Appeal of the FCT, jurisdiction on Chieftaincy matters which gave the FCT Customary Court of Appeal sole jurisdiction to hear and determine chieftaincy matters in the territory.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 04, 2018 19:50 UTC