* Seek speedy solution to closure of Correctional
Centers.
* Support Virtual Court Sittings in all South West States.
* To strengthen collaboration on AMOTEKUN
The Attorneys-General of the Six South West States of Nigeria
have held its first Virtual meeting. The meeting which had in
attendance all the Six Attorneys-General, Moyosore Onigbanjo SAN
Attorney-General Lagos State, Adekola Olawoye SAN,
Attorney-General, Ondo State, Professor Oyewole Oyewo,
Attorney-General, Oyo State, Akingbolahan Adediran,
Attorney-General, Ogun State
and Olufemi Akande, Attorney-General, State of Osun .
The meeting was facilitated by the Ekiti State Attorney-General,
Olawale Fapohunda.
The Chief Law Officers deliberated on a number of issues
affecting the Administration of Justice in their States including
the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the Criminal Justice System.
According to a statement released by the Office of the
Attorney-General of Ekiti State, “the Honourable Attorneys-General
discussed the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the administration
of justice in the Six South West States specifically as it relates
to the Criminal Justice System. They expressed concern about the
continued closure of Correctional Centers and its effects on
effective prosecution of serious crimes and resolved to
collectively urge the Minister of Interior to achieve a quick
resolution of the matter”.
The Honourable Attorneys-General also commended the National
Judicial Council (NJC) for issuing guidelines for Court sittings
and related matters in the COVID-19 period and welcomed the novel
idea of virtual Court hearings as a means of achieving speedy and
safe dispensation of cases during the ongoing COVID-19 period with
a commitment to ensuring the progressive implementation of the NJC
guidelines in the Six South West States of Nigeria.
The Statement also disclosed that the Attorneys- General
discussed the modalities for the harmonization and uniformity of
Laws of South West States and agreed to establish a Committee on
the Unification of Laws of South West States specifically in areas
of Criminal Laws and Commercial Laws and broadly in enacting
Legislation that affects the socio-economic development of the Six
South West States.
Other issues discussed at the meeting include the state of
implementation of the Six States Security Network Agency Laws
(AMOTEKUN Laws) which the Attorneys-General agreed to work towards
collaboration, sharing of information and expertise on the
implementation of the legal and institutional framework of the
Security Network Agencies.
The Honourable Attorneys-General agreed that the nomenclature
for future meetings of the body would be ‘ *Attorneys-General of
South West States of Nigeria Forum
* Seek speedy solution to closure of Correctional
Centers.
* Support Virtual Court Sittings in all South West States.
* To strengthen collaboration on AMOTEKUN
The Attorneys-General of the Six South West States of Nigeria
have held its first Virtual meeting. The meeting which had in
attendance all the Six Attorneys-General, Moyosore Onigbanjo SAN
Attorney-General Lagos State, Adekola Olawoye SAN,
Attorney-General, Ondo State, Professor Oyewole Oyewo,
Attorney-General, Oyo State, Akingbolahan Adediran,
Attorney-General, Ogun State
and Olufemi Akande, Attorney-General, State of Osun .
The meeting was facilitated by the Ekiti State Attorney-General,
Olawale Fapohunda.
The Chief Law Officers deliberated on a number of issues
affecting the Administration of Justice in their States including
the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the Criminal Justice System.
According to a statement released by the Office of the
Attorney-General of Ekiti State, “the Honourable Attorneys-General
discussed the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the administration
of justice in the Six South West States specifically as it relates
to the Criminal Justice System. They expressed concern about the
continued closure of Correctional Centers and its effects on
effective prosecution of serious crimes and resolved to
collectively urge the Minister of Interior to achieve a quick
resolution of the matter”.
The Honourable Attorneys-General also commended the National
Judicial Council (NJC) for issuing guidelines for Court sittings
and related matters in the COVID-19 period and welcomed the novel
idea of virtual Court hearings as a means of achieving speedy and
safe dispensation of cases during the ongoing COVID-19 period with
a commitment to ensuring the progressive implementation of the NJC
guidelines in the Six South West States of Nigeria.
The Statement also disclosed that the Attorneys- General
discussed the modalities for the harmonization and uniformity of
Laws of South West States and agreed to establish a Committee on
the Unification of Laws of South West States specifically in areas
of Criminal Laws and Commercial Laws and broadly in enacting
Legislation that affects the socio-economic development of the Six
South West States.
Other issues discussed at the meeting include the state of
implementation of the Six States Security Network Agency Laws
(AMOTEKUN Laws) which the Attorneys-General agreed to work towards
collaboration, sharing of information and expertise on the
implementation of the legal and institutional framework of the
Security Network Agencies.
The Honourable Attorneys-General agreed that the nomenclature
for future meetings of the body would be ‘ *Attorneys-General of
South West States of Nigeria Forum