FG guided by Extant Laws, Court Tradition on Sowore, says Malami

The Honourable
Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice,
Abubakar Malami, SAN has said the Federal Government is guided by
extant laws and tradition of the law in handling legal matters
and related litigations.

The Minister made this
known in a Press statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media
and Public Relations, Dr. Umar Jibrilu Gwandu and made available to
the Press and Public Relation Unit of the Ministry on Monday 16th
December, 2019.
Malami made the statement in response to media reports on the claim
that a lawyer sent a letter to the AGF requesting for the release
of Mr. Sowore.

“When parties submit
their issues for determination to a court of law, they lack
exclusivity of decision over such issues without recourse to
court,” he said.
Malami said “we remain guided by the established tradition and will
not take unilateral decision without recourse to the rule of law,”
he reaffirmed.

Modupe
Ogundoro

Deputy Director