ABEOKUTA–The Ogun State Government in collaboration with the German Agency for International Development (GIZ) and the Mediation Training Institute (MTI) has trained about 104 mediators on Online dispute resolution (ODR) to enhance commercial dispute resolution in the State.
The 3 day training which held at the ceremonial court, new high court building Kopabe-Sagamu Road, Abeokuta has participants from the different judicial branches of the state.
In her welcome address, the Honorable Chief Judge of Ogun State, Hon. Justice Mosunmola Dipeolu lauded the conveners of the training, adding that it will ease the work load on judges in the state, as most conflicts can be settled out of the conventional courts.
She therefore urge participants to engage fully in the training, maintaining that being part of dispute resolution is most gratifying than judgements obtained at the courts.
“This training on conflict resolution will definitely outlive your work as judicial workers. It is most gratifying that conflicts are resolved even before they gets to the courts”, she added
The state coordinator of GIZ, Steven Dada stated that the collaboration became necessary because the Ogun state government has in place a multi door court room, which indicates that the state appreciate the issue of alternate dispute resolution.
“This training started some few years back, where we also gave Ogun state judicial workers training on alternate conflicts resolution. This is because of the fact that Ogun state judiciary already has a multi door court room in place.
“The multi door court room is a testament that the state appreciate the issue of alternate dispute resolution”, he said.
One of the participants and former member of the Ogun state House of Assembly, Hon. Habeeb Ajayi lauded the initiative, adding that mediation is key in as much as people are moving away from serious litigations, adding that there is appreciatiable level of dispute resolution among the people.
“Mediation is the key thing now. People are moving away from serious litigations, because they appreciate the fact that matters can be settled through mediation, as a kind of alternate dispute resolution”, he added
The President, Mediation Training Institute, Olusegun Ogunyannwo stated that the training is also aimed at easing the scope of doing business in the country, adding that justice is key to the business environment.
The Mediation Training Institute thereafter presents two brand new laptops, projector and screen to the multi door as part of its support for the quick dispensation of justice in Ogun State
