The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami SAN, says President Muhammadu Buhari’s renowned anti-corruption posture and policies, unsurprisingly, brought to the front burner issues of judicial reforms and independence.
Malami made the disclosure in Abuja, during the 17th Edition of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Administration’s Scorecard Series on Thursday.
He noted that an efficient justice delivery system is key to ensuring Nigeria’s economic growth and development, as well as ensuring the socio-economic well-being of citizens. “In a federation and constitutional democracy such as ours, the collaboration between the Federal and State governments and other stakeholders in the justice sector is critical to driving the reforms of the justice system for national development.
He added that in line with the cardinal principle of the present administration in the fight against corruption, they have achieved the following successes under the Asset Recovery and Management effort of this Administration.
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