The federal government has constituted a tribunal for adjudication of offences created under the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) Act No.23 of 2022.
In a statement on Friday, ARCON said Cecelia Olatoregun, a retired justice, was named as the tribunal’s chairman.
ARCON said Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, made the appointments in line with section 38 of the ARCON Act 2022.“The Federal Government has constituted the Advertising Offences Tribunal and appointed a chairman and four other members to adjudicate over offences created under Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria Act No.23 of 2022, Code of Advertising Practice, Standard of Practice, Proclamation, and other relevant enactments made pursuant to the Act,” the statement reads.
“The Honourable Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji La Mohammed acting in line with section 38 of the Act appointed Honourable Justice Cecilia M. A. Olatoregun as the Chairman of the tribunal. “Before her appointment to the bench, she was the Chief Registrar and Admiralty Marshal of the Federal High Court from November 1998 to July 2000.
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