Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, says the federal government would convene a one-day national summit on justice, with a view to fashioning out a workable document in the justice sector.
The Attorney General, who made the disclosure via a statement, also revealed that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as well as Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), were among government agencies that have been directed to attend the summit billed for August 10.
Others are Nigeria Police Force, Nigerian Prisons Service, all Attorneys-General, Solicitors-General, Chief Judges of all the 36 states of the federation, Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, Federal Ministry of Budget and National Planning and all parastatals under the Federal Ministry of Justice.
The statement added that about 10 civil society organisations, including International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA); Legal Defence and Assistance Project (LEDAP), and Legal Resources Centre for Socio-Legal Studies and the academia, were also invited to participate in the summit.
According to Isah, the summit, which will be preceded by a two-day technical session on August 8-9, is to build consensus on how the nation’s justice system could overcome its challenges.
“The technical session, which is to be representative, is expected to produce the policy document to be presented to the enlarged summit for adoption on August 10,” he said.
