The Legal professional Basic of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), inaugurated a committee of regulation specialists on Thursday to overview and replace outdated Nigerian legal guidelines.
He described this as a step towards selling the rule of regulation and entry to justice within the nation.
The AGF famous that whereas the regulation is consistently dynamic and evolving, it has been a problem of concern to him how the legal guidelines of the federation had not been up to date since 2004.
Fagbemi said this in Abuja, in his remarks on the inauguration of the committee for the overview, replace, and consolidation of the legal guidelines of the Federation of Nigeria.
He famous that the committee, chaired by Mr Olawale Fapohunda (SAN) and co-chaired by the Chairman of the Nigerian Legislation Reform Fee, Prof Jummai Audi, will, inside 4 months, “coordinate the gathering, collation, and compilation of the LFN as much as 2024.”
He added that the committee will “work with related authorities businesses in harmonising the LFN as much as 2024, cross-check, edit and proofread all of the legislations to be collected.
“Determine all legislations not included within the 2004 version of the LFN and replace identical; establish outdated or redundant legal guidelines within the present LFN that want repeal.
“Merge legal guidelines addressing associated issues to eradicate redundancy; put together a complete report of findings to the HAGF/MJ and thereafter, carry out and undertake any lawful project incidental thereto.”
The AGF charged the committee to deal with figuring out outdated legal guidelines which weren’t according to modern wants and values.
He additionally urged them to harmonise conflicting legal guidelines, to make sure uniformity and consistency.
He stated the duty assigned them is “a part of ongoing efforts of the administration of President Bola Tinubu to advertise the rule of regulation and entry to justice, according to the coverage goals of enabling socio-economic progress and advancing authorized reforms.”
Fagbemi added, “I want to inform you all that this can be a venture which is especially pricey to my coronary heart, and I’ve all the time been involved about our seeming incapacity to replace the Legal guidelines of the Federation since 2004, to allow readability, predictability, consistency and uniformity in our physique of legal guidelines.
“You’re all conscious that the final function of the regulation is to guard the general public curiosity and regulate human behaviour and interactions between company entities.
“The regulation is consistently dynamic and evolving, therefore, there’s a want for steady overview or reform of our physique of legal guidelines (corpus juris), to deal with modern socio-economic developments, resolve conflicting and out of date provisions with the final word intention of bettering the administration of justice and promotion of rule of regulation.
“As you’re conscious, the overview, replace and consolidation of the Legal guidelines of the Federation, 2004 is lengthy overdue, to replicate and consolidate legislative developments (inclusive of repeals, amendments and enactments) from 2004 until date, in furtherance of the regulation improvement mandate of the Federal Ministry of Justice.”
Fagbemi pressured that the train was necessary for socio-economic progress and funding, in addition to selling effectivity and adapting to technological developments.
He charged the committee to work in unity and exhibit patriotism within the general curiosity of the nation in the middle of the assigned activity.
Stating that he had realised there was lots of work to be completed, he thanked the committee for accepting the difficult activity.
He stated, “This committee has been intentionally arrange with people with huge skilled expertise and technical experience in numerous points of the justice sector.
“I want to thanks all for accepting the decision to serve our nation on this capability.
“Let me significantly categorical gratitude to the management of the Nationwide Meeting, the Nigeria Legislation Reform Fee and the Nigerian Institute for Superior Authorized Research, for additionally supporting this initiative.
“Please be assured that the ministry will all the time be obtainable to offer institutional assist and help the place required, to make sure that the committee achieves its mandate.”