A Bill for an Act to Amend the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to Provide for Separating the Offices of the Attorney-General of the Federation, Attorney-General of a State From the Offices of the Minister of Justice of the Federal Government and Commissioner for Justice of the Government of a State and for Related Matters
National Assembly (2024)
Working Paper
This Bill seeks to alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to provide for separating the offices of the Attorney-General of the Federation, Attorney-General of a State from the offices of Minister of the federal government and Commissioner for Justice of a State respectively; to enhance efficiency in the dispensation of criminal justice, safeguard public interest and to deter abuse of legal process in public prosecutions at both the federal and the States levels.