Justice ministry ‘now has price tag for justice ’ under Malami – Official| GOVERNMEND
The Solicitor-General of the Federation, Dayo Akpata, Thursday lauded the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, for transforming the Federal Ministry of Justice into a “revenue-generating entity for the Federal Government”.
Mr Akpata, who is also the Permanent Secretary of the ministry presided by Mr Malami, said this was one the minister’s many remarkable interventions in the nation’s justice sector.
The official, who was speaking in Abuja at the launching of a book written in honour of Mr Malami, also credited the minister, “with bringing uniformity and synergy among anti-graft agencies regarding asset recovery”.
He said, “the honourable Attorney-General of the Federation assumed office at a time when the contemporary leadership issues and challenges were also evolving and in their characteristics.
“As a proactive chief law officer, he has ensured a paradigm shift in the operations of the ministry as a whole.
“He has introduced the assets recovery process which has brought uniformity and synergy in the management across the different agencies thereby leading to an increase in generating revenue for the country.
“For the first time in the history of Nigeria, we have a synergetic approach to assets recovery which is through a database and this is commendable for the proactive service.
“Also, under his watch, the Federal Ministry of Justice, for the first time, became a revenue profile generating entity for the government, and under his watch, other issues have witnessed reforms that include ‘strengthening the rule of law’, prosecution of high-profile cases and also corruption-related cases, and also corruption-related cases, which include technological innovations to address emerging challenges.”
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While there is a possibility that the quantum of revenue generated by the Federal Ministry of Justice has increased under Mr Malami leadership, the claim cannot be immediately verified by PREMIUM TIMES.
Source: Premium Times
