The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice,
Abubakar Malami, SAN, yesterday, urged lawyers involved in the
prosecution of corruption cases to pay strict adherence to the
principle of justice.
The AGF maintained that government lawyers had a prominent role
to play in current effort by President Muhammadu Buhari’s
administration to rid the country of corruption and recover looted
funds.
He stated this at the opening ceremony of the 2nd Annual General
Conference for Law Officers, organised by Law Officers Association
of Nigeria, LOAN, in Abuja.
LOAN is the umbrella body of government lawyers working in
various ministries.
The theme of the Conference was “ Re-engineering the Law
Officers sector for effective administration of justice in
Nigeria.”
In his address, Malami said the conference was conceptualized to
bring together law officers from 36 states Ministries of Justice,
legal experts as well as major stakeholders interested in
furtherance of the fundamental commitment of LOAN towards capacity
building of its members.
In his remarks, President of Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Mr.
Abubakar Mahmud, SAN, also emphasised need for government officials
to be in the forefront of the ongoing anti-graft war.
On his part, President of LOAN, Mr. Solomon Usifoh Ibhadon, in
his speech, requested the AGF to assist members of the association
to come up with a reviewed salary structure.
LOAN’s First Vice President, Yusuf Abdullahi Abdulkadir, also
urged states yet to comply with the 1994 circular on harmonization
to do so in order to block all leakages of corruption in the
service.
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice,
Abubakar Malami, SAN, yesterday, urged lawyers involved in the
prosecution of corruption cases to pay strict adherence to the
principle of justice.
The AGF maintained that government lawyers had a prominent role
to play in current effort by President Muhammadu Buhari’s
administration to rid the country of corruption and recover looted
funds.
He stated this at the opening ceremony of the 2nd Annual General
Conference for Law Officers, organised by Law Officers Association
of Nigeria, LOAN, in Abuja.
LOAN is the umbrella body of government lawyers working in
various ministries.
The theme of the Conference was “ Re-engineering the Law
Officers sector for effective administration of justice in
Nigeria.”
In his address, Malami said the conference was conceptualized to
bring together law officers from 36 states Ministries of Justice,
legal experts as well as major stakeholders interested in
furtherance of the fundamental commitment of LOAN towards capacity
building of its members.
In his remarks, President of Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Mr.
Abubakar Mahmud, SAN, also emphasised need for government officials
to be in the forefront of the ongoing anti-graft war.
On his part, President of LOAN, Mr. Solomon Usifoh Ibhadon, in
his speech, requested the AGF to assist members of the association
to come up with a reviewed salary structure.
LOAN’s First Vice President, Yusuf Abdullahi Abdulkadir, also
urged states yet to comply with the 1994 circular on harmonization
to do so in order to block all leakages of corruption in the
service.
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