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April 10, 2017

LASG promises fast reform in state judiciary

LASG promises fast reform  in state judiciary

signing: Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (2nd right), signing the Property Protection and Neighbourhood Safety Agency Laws, while the Speaker, Lagos House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa (2nd left); Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Oluwafunmilayo Atilade (left) and Attorney General & Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem watch, at the Conference Room, Lagos House, Ikeja, yesterday.

By Abdulwahab Abdulah

Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for justice, Mr Kazeem Adeniji has said Lagosians will soon feel the positive impact of the policy implementation of the state government on justice delivery system.

The commissioner promised that  government  will implement to the letter the recommendations made at the just concluded two-day stakeholders summit on the administration of justice in the state.

Attorney General Lagos State,Mr Adeniji Kazeem,Justice Elizabeth Alakija, Justice Emmanuel Ogundare,Chief Judge of Lagos ,Justice Olufunmilayo Atilade,Justice Serifat Solebo,Justice Opeyemi Oke,Justice Kazeem Alogba ,Hon.Funmi Tejuosho and other. Judges during the presentation of three newly sworn in Judges of the High Court   to the Bar and the Bench at the High Court Foyer in Friday.

Receiving the report of a 10-man committee he inaugurated three weeks ago, led by former solicitor general of the state, Mr Fola Arthur-worrey to review the communique of the two day summit, Kazeem promised the full implementation of the recommendations of the committee to guarantee effectiveness, efficiency and transparency in justice administration in the state.

The two-day summit was organised by the state ministry of justice in January this year to deliberate on how to improve justice delivery in the state.

Members of the committee included Mrs Busola Okunuga of the state judiciary, Mrs Kehinde Taiwo, Mr Rotimi Seriki, Mr Gbenga Olatunji and Mr Supo Olayibi.

Others were Mr Yomi Okunu,  Dotun Ibiyomi, Mrs Joyce Oluwa and CSP Effiong Asuquo.