The Supreme Court decision in Inakoju & Ors v.
Adeleke & Ors (2007) 4 NWLR (Part 1025) 423. is a
judgment in rem..(binding on all persons, whether they are parties
to those proceedings or not). Niki Tobi JSC of fond and blessed
memory gave what I consider to be one of the best and most
illuminating lead judgments by any indigenous Justice of the
Supreme Court in the history of Nigeria!.
Section 8(2) of the Supreme Court Act provides that: Any
judgment of the Supreme Court shall have full force and effect in
the Federation and shall be enforceable by all courts and
authorities in any part of the Federation in like manner as if it
were a judgment of the High Court of that part of the
Federation.
By refusing to swear in the illegitimate Deputy Gov, the CJ
would’ve simply been enforcing and/or giving effect to the
aforementioned SC authority.
All Lawyers and judicial officers in Nigeria really need to take
their time and read that authority. It’ll be of immense benefit to
them and to all Nigerians.
Now, if the Kogi House of Assembly and/or the Kogi Governor are
aggrieved by the the CJ’s refusal to swear in the illegitimate
Deputy Gov, then they can sue the CJ so that the courts can
determine whether the CJ is a robot or automaton as to
automatically carry out any directive from the Legislature or
Executive even when such directive is patently and manifestly
illegal.
The CJ’s actions are deliberate and highly embarrassing and the
Bar leadership as well as the NJC should not compound the
embarrassment by turning a blind eye to same!
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Minister of Agriculture and Rural
Development, Sabo Nanono
FG launches Gender Policy to deepen
Women Involvement in Agricbusiness
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development,
Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono has launched the National Gender Policy
in Agriculture. The Document would promote and ensure the adoption
of gender sensitive and responsive approaches towards engendering
plans and programmes, in such a way that men and women have equal
access and control of productive resources and facilities to bridge
gender gaps.
Speaking at the launch held in Abuja, Alhaji Sabo
Nanono, said that the document would provide a policy direction for
the different roles of women and men in Agriculture for development
and gender equality in access to resources as well as equal
opportunities in maximizing means of livelihood and also necessary
condition for progressively realizing the Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs).
Nanono further said that ‘’ the National Gender Policy
in Agriculture is expected to drastically reduce the vulnerability
of women to biases in agriculture, address the unequal gender power
relation and bridge gender gap’’
He explained that ‘’ when implemented will
be a tool for achieving gender – based reforms and increasing
productivity by men and women along all the value chains in the
sector improves food security ,reduces hunger, poverty and sustain
the livelihoods of men and women who rely on agricultural value
chains for common good’’
The Minister stressed that ‘’ this event no doubt, is
a unique platform aimed at contributing to the attainment of the
on- going agricultural reforms and development agenda of the
present administration’’
He informed that ‘’the National Gender
Policy in Agriculture is hinged on the National Gender
Policy (2006) and its Strategic Implementation Framework (2008) as
developed by the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social
Development’’.
He emphasized that ‘’ it is important to note that
women make up about 50% of Nigeria’s population
and are responsible for carrying out 70% of agricultural labour,
50% of animal husbandry related activities and 60% of food
processing activities but have access to less than 20% of available
agricultural resources which is a serious impediment to their
maximizing agricultural production and that is why the launch of
this policy document is apt’’.
In his remarks, the Chairman of the occasion and
Chairman, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Sen. Dr. Abdullahi
Adamu, said that the role of women in the Agricultural sector
cannot be overemphasized because ‘’ women are in involved in all
the processing from clearing of the farm, harvesting and packaging
of agricultural products’’
In his welcome address, the Permanent Secretary,FMARD,
Dr. Mohammed Bello Umar, represented by the Director, Special
Duties /Gender, Mr. Zubairu Abdullahi, said that ‘’ to achieve
the task of bridging gender gap in Agriculture Sector, the Ministry
apart from pursuing and encouraging the establishment of gender
friendly policies, has initiated various women friendly programmes
and activities aimed at mainstreaming gender into agricultural
activities in collaboration with relevant organizations’’
Dr M.B Umar pointed out that ‘’ as a Ministry, we are
committed to the socio-economic empowerment of women and men in the
sector. We therefore, acknowledge, acting in line with the
Sustainable Development Goals declaration, that gender equality is
a prerequisite for eradicating poverty and promoting sustainable
human development’’.
For: Director, Information (FMARD)