A pro-transparency and Non-Governmental Organization, the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, made the observations in a statement on Wednesday
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The President’s directive to Malami was made known to the press on Sunday via a statement
General of the Federation, “for having neglected to obey the order of the court made on Friday the 26th of February, 2016, requiring them to provide SERAP with up to date information on the spending of recovered stolen funds since the return of democracy in 1999”
Malami stated these in Abuja on Tuesday when he appeared before an ad hoc committee of the House of Representatives
The plaintiff had in the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/809/16 applied for an order of perpetual injunction restraining the Respondents from arresting, inviting, intimidating or harassing any of the judges whose homes were raided in the “sting operation” conducted by the DSS
Malami added that the government would implement programmes aimed at exposing and punishing corrupt public officials and providing support to victims of corruption
The NJC, which claimed to have omnibus powers over both criminal and administrative matters relating to judges in Nigeria, last week disregarded the Presidency’s directive to suspend the suspected corrupt judicial officers from duty, pending the trial and disposal of the criminal allegations levelled against them
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), made this disclosure last Friday while briefing journalists on the thematic areas of the Open Government Partnership and what government had accomplished so far, having joined the initiative in July 2016 as the 70th nation
Malami, also the Minister of Justice, made this known at a Media Roundtable on Open Government Partnership in Abuja on Friday
Malami said that the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mohammed Mahmoud, had decried the widespread distortion of binding judicial precedent with widespread conflicting judgments
He decried a situation where electoral officials were killed or kidnapped and where politicians make the environment for elections a war theatre
The suit, with number FHC/L/CS/1318/2016, dated September 23, 2016, was filed on behalf of SERAP by Adetokunbo Mumuni
Sometime in January 2015, the Church (Complainant) upon investigation found out that Emeka (Defendant) allegedly forged the professional certificate he presented to the Church because the University of Derby, Derbyshire in England, where he claimed to have received his professorship title
Malami said the MoU reflected the desire and willingness of both countries to continue cooperation and mutual support
Malami gave this charge in a paper he delivered at the ongoing 56th Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association, titled: “One Year Later: Review of Law and Change Under the Buhari Administration”
A statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Salisu Isah, said Malami gave the directive when he met with the various agencies in his office on Monday
He, therefore, urged the delegation to identify the right timeline and venue for the execution of the said agreements.
Malami applauded the Italian Government’s support to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons in particular and Nigeria in general
Responding to criticism of shoddy prosecution that has bedeviled most of the ongoing high profile cases, Umar said cases must now be subjected to a two-stage test that must be satisfied before commencing prosecution
According to the newspaper, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has written to the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission directing the reopening of the cases
Abubakar also said instituting the case was is tandem with his constitutional responsibility as the AGF
In fact, we wish to by this statement advice those in the habit of dragging the highly esteemed Office of the Honourable Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice into knotty issue of this kind even when it is yet to take a position