Unbundle EFCC, Confine Organization To Examinations, Agbakoba Desires New AGF
Agbakoba offered the guidance on Monday in an explanation emphasizing the requirement for significant changes in the law enforcement framework.
Previous President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), has encouraged the new Head legal officer of Alliance (AGF) and Pastor of Equity, Lateef Faegbemi, to unbundle the Monetary and Monetary Violations Commission (EFCC) and limit it to examinations.
Agbakoba, who offered the guidance on Monday in an explanation emphasizing the requirement for significant changes in the law enforcement framework, likewise suggested that arraignment be taken care of by a recently settled Public Indictment Organization.
While communicating his trust in the capacities of the new AGF, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), Agbakoba likewise noted other key changes to incorporate a total decentralized Police Power at neighborhood state and Government levels, a significant patch up of obsolete regulations and the need for a speed of equity change.
See the full statement below:
URGENT TASKS FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION
There are pressing tasks to be carried out urgently by the new Attorney General of the Federation. Major reforms of the criminal justice system with particular reference to the utter confusion in the duplicated work of our law enforcement agencies in particular EFCC and ICPC is urgently needed. Also there is need to unbundle EFCC and restrict them to investigation only while a new National Prosecution Agency ought to be established.
Another key reform would be a complete decentralized Police Force at local state and Federal levels. Major revamp of our outdated laws is urgently needed to follow the Rwanda example that modified 1000 laws. Last but not least the AGF must work on Speed of Justice. It’s a crying shame it takes upwards of 15 years to conclude cases from the High court to the Supreme Court.
Finally but not exhausted is to create sector specific dispute resolution Agencies to free up the utterly cluttered dockets of the regular courts.
The other very important task before the Attorney General will be the unnecessary and wholly inefficient matter of over centralization of our superior courts. There is no better time than now to hack down the highly centralized Court systems in Nigeria. The AGF is invited to consider major constitutional amendments to create a system of Federal and State Courts. State Courts ought to have exclusive Jurisdiction over matters related to them. This is also the case for Federal Courts whose Jurisdiction must be limited to Federal causes. This will free up the Clutter at the Supreme Court and make it the Policy Court it ought to be in the first place
We have a Brilliant AGF in Lateef Fagbemi SAN. Am convinced this will be a simple task for him. He is a very good colleague and I have the highest confidence in his abilities
Dr Olisa Agbakoba SAN
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