Nigeria, April 25 -- President Bola Tinubu and the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Olukayode Ariwoola have acknowledged that many Nigerians lack access to justice delivery.

They spoke at the opening ceremony of the National Summit on Justice in Abuja on Wednesday.

"Access to justice remains a distant reality for far too many Nigerians," Mr Ariwoola noted.

He said issues of procedural complexities to socioeconomic disparities constitute barriers to justice in the country.

The two-day justice sector summit is being organised by the Federal Ministry of Justice in collaboration with the Nigerian Bar Association and the National Judicial Council.

The CJN explained that justice was essential for the maintenance of peace because it is the pi...