Governor of Niger State Abubakar Sani Bello has inaugurated a new law library for the Ministry of Justice.
At the event held at the Ministry of Justice, Abdulkareem Lafene Secretariat, Minna, the governor reiterated the critical role of the ministry in dispensing justice.
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He said it is a prerequisite for peace and order that justice is dispensed, thus his administration has provided the needed support to the sector all through, and therefore expressed optimism that the next administration will sustain the efforts so that the sector will continue to serve its purpose.
The governor described the law library as a “fantastic” project that would improve the capacity of lawyers.
He said, “Overall, it’s a fantastic project. It will definitely improve on capacity. It’s first of its kind, and they have put in lots of effort in terms of putting together all the materials.”
He commended the efforts of the commissioner for justice and attorney-general of the state, the permanent secretary of the ministry and all other staff for coming up with such an initiative.
“I call on the entire staff to make the best use of this library by collaborating with other sister agencies to enrich its content in terms of print materials, computer assisted legal research, and microform collections of laws in force, session laws, superseded laws, foreign and international laws, and other research resources”, he added.
Earlier, the commissioner for justice, Barr. Nasara Danmalam, said the project was one of his priorities since he was appointed attorney-general, adding that the area office in Kontagora was about 90 percent completed.
According to him, “we have the hard and soft library and of course, the gazette office and it is open to the general public.”