The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has assured Nigerians that President Bola Tinubu would transform the judiciary to drive economic growth, investment drive, and revenue generation.
He also stated that under the President, the judiciary would render non-kinetic support to the security and defence architecture.
Speaking on Thursday in Abuja at a retreat organised for officials of the Federal Ministry of Justice and its agencies, Fagbemi challenged the officials to be prepared to break from routine official engagements to provide a platform to achieve their mandates.
Fagbemi said, “The present administration has eight priorities and eight focus areas. The Federal Ministry of Justice, by its mandate speaks to Priority 3 (Economic growth and Job Creation), Priority 5 (Inclusivity; Drawing on all Skills Base); Priority 6 (Security); Priority 7 (Fairness and Rule of Law); and Priority 8 (Anti-Corruption Stance). The Ministry also speaks to the eighth (8th) Focus Area of Government, which is Improved Governance for Effective Service Delivery.
“It is worthy of note that the justice sector is pivotal to the attainment of the objectives of other sectors, as well as attaining the universal role of the law as a veritable enabler for development.
“Particularly, the justice sector is a key catalyst or stimulator for economic growth, investment drive, and revenue generation, among others. Traditionally, the sector renders non-kinetic support to the security/defence architecture of the country.”
He sought the cooperation of the staff of the ministry as well as agencies and parastatals under him, towards achieving the Performance agreement signed between ministers and the president.
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