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During his tenure of office as a Chief Judge, more
Judicial Divisions were created and brought the number to seven. Magisterial Districts were also increased and the Customary Courts were created to bring the number from 56 to 74. During his tenure also, four High Court Judges and a few magistrates
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from 1983 to 1985 when he was posted back to
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Nigeria on the report of the Commission on Inquiry into the Cross River State Agricultural Development Corporation (A.D.C.). Calabar: Government Printer, page
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U. J. Esuene, the
Governor of blessed memory. In March, 1972, he was appointed Commissioner for Law Revision and was posted to the
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Fawehinmi, G. (1992). Courts' System in Nigeria- A Guide . Lagos: Nigerian Law Publications Ltd., pages 311, 312 and 314.
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