President Muhammadu Buhari
Damilola Oyedele in Abuja
The Forum of Lawyers in the Nigerian Legislature has expressed support
for President Muhammadu Buhari's plan to establish special courts to try
corruption cases.
Co-convener of the forum, Hon. Uzoma Nkem-Abonta (Abia PDP) said at the
inauguration of the Forum in Abuja Monday that the special courts would
greatly assist in reducing corruption in Nigeria.
He however called for a total reform of the nation's criminal justice
system, criminal legislation, the police, prison service and the
judiciary.
"We are fighting for the criminal justice reform, the laws are being
passed and amended so that we can have enough criminal reform that will
bring justice to all and citizens too. Criminal justice reform covers a
whole lot of sectors. It encompasses court rooms, even police and court
itself. Even the attitude of the prisoners involved , prison, police
and the court room," Abonta said.
"The police Act we are using now is the 1950 Act. Is it still relevant
today? So it is a whole lot of reform that is needed. Is the prison Act
contained in the Constitution, who is running the prison?" the lawmaker
added.
He reiterated the commitment of the eighth assembly to the
anti-corruption bid of the Buhari administration, and urged
parliamentary lawyers and support staff to improve their capacities to
assist the legislators on the bid.
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