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Sanwo-Olu Charge Law Officers to Demonstrate Professionalism and Civility

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BY OKEDARA BANKALE The Lagos State government has charged Law enforcement Officers to show professionalism and be civil in their interactions with the public. Mr. Governor, Olusola Sanwo-Olu ably represented by his deputy, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat said this at the Y2022 Mandatory Training exercise, Passing out Parade for law enforcement Officers at Lagos State law enforcement training Institute (LETI), Magodo recently. Governor Sanwo-Olu stated that this administration is irrevocably committed to upholding the tenets of the rule of Law and therefore will not Condone any form of harassment, arbitrariness, extortion from any of its law Enforcement Officers. He Further said, the Government will continue to strengthen the capacity of the law Enforcement Officers with the appropriate gadgets and equipment that will enhance their efficiency and effectiveness while also promoting accountability and transparency. Moreover, he urged all Lagosian to continue to be law abiding and support and protect men and Officers of law enforcement agencies in order to serve them better. In the same vein, the Head of LETI, Mrs. Abiola Adeyinka in her words, congratulated the Officers from the Agencies on the occasion of the passing out and added that training is important and necessary because it represent a good opportunity and privilege for staff to grow their knowledge base and improve their job skills to become effective and efficient in the work place. Mrs. Adeyinka laud the Lagos state investment committed to this training as worth while and its impact has become measurable by responses from the public. She said the recent positive development in the area of security have shown that despite the challenges, we can see a great light at the end of the tunnel and so, our dear Lagos is certainly poised for a new lease of life. Present at the law Enforcement passing-out-parade were dignitaries and members of the Nigeria Army, Police command and Directors of Agencies.

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LASG Reiterates Commitment to Child Rights Law

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Lagos State Government has restated its commitment to the greater awareness of children’s rights in the State which is in line with the “THEMES” agenda of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s Administration. Director, Citizen Rights, Ms. Adetutu Oshinusi disclosed this while speaking at the sensitization program held on Wednesday at Eva Adelaja Girls Senior Secondary School, Bariga and Ajayi Crowther Memorial Senior Grammar School, Bariga. Speaking at both gatherings, the Director noted that the sensitization program is in furtherance to the “One Stop Child Justice Centre” an initiative of Directorate of Citizens Right (DCR), Lagos State Ministry of Justice, to reduce the spate of child abuse in the State and ensure that minors are protected from abuse and abusers. The Director stated that the State Government in collaboration with Ministry of Justice, is fully committed to promoting and advancing the rights of children. “We believe in the best interest of the child as the first and paramount consideration. We believe in the rights of our children to non-discrimination; to assurance of their best interests; to survival, development and protection; and to participation and self-expression” Oshinusi added that the State Government will continue to enhance the protection and support for vulnerable children through sensitization programs and campaigns. She reassured participants that this present administration has all it takes to safeguard the rights of children in the state and ensuring the arrest and prosecution of perpetrators of all forms of child abuse in the society”. Principal Social Welfare Officer, DCR, Mr. Henry Adedeji, emphasized on the importance of sensitizing schools in the state as this will further ensure  that students are aware of their basic human rights, the laws that protect them and the adeptness to know specific agencies to report matters, whenever their rights is being infringed upon. Responding, the Principal, Eva Adelaja Girls Senior Secondary School, Mrs. Soyoye Oluyinka, expressed profound gratitude to the Lagos State Government and Ministry of Justice for promoting and bringing awareness of the Child Rights Law to the school, while urging participants on the need to do much more to ensure that no child is left behind in any part of the sensitization process and also making certain that students will continue to be monitored and guided on their rights as citizens of the State.

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ACJMC to Understudy Lagos Restorative Justice System

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The Administration of Criminal Justice Monitoring Committee (ACJMC), Federal, recently visited the Lagos State Ministry of Justice to understudy the Lagos Restorative Justice System (RJC) at the State’s Secretariat, Alausa. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 3day meeting,Lagos Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Moyosore Onigbanjo, SAN ably represented by the Solicitor General and Permanent Secretary, Ms. Titilayo Shitta-bey noted that the Lagos State Restorative Justice Programme is the brain-child of the Criminal Justice Sector Reform Committee aimed at improving the Criminal Justice delivery system by taking minor offences and misdemeanors off the dockets of the criminal courts. Onigbanjo added that a Restorative Justice Sterering Committee was set up in 2017 to organize trainings for volunteer restorative justice members  and facilitators who will conduct victim/offender mediation and make appropriate recommendations as to how these cases will be resolved amicably. The Attorney General assured participants that the programme will take everyone through the Legal Framework of the Committee and the inter-relationship between the Police and the Office of the DPP in Restorative Justice Process. The Coordinator, Lagos Restorative Justice Centre, Mrs. Adenike Oluwafemi expressed gratitude to the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Solicitor General and Permanent Secretary and the ACJMC team led by the Executive Secretary, Mr. Sulayman Dawodu for the success of the program and looked forward to the establishment of the Restorative Justice Centre in the FCT, Abuja.

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Know Your Rights: LASG Counsel Pupils

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Lagos State Government has called on school pupils in the State to ensure they know their rights as citizens and be ready to defend themselves when it’s been infringed upon.  The Director of Directorate for Citizens Right, Ministry of Justice, Ms. Adetutu Oshinusi disclosed this recently at a sensitization program for students of the Ijegun community primary school. The sensitization campaign is in furtherance to the One Stop Child Justice Centre, an initiative of Lagos State Ministry of Justice to reduce the spate of child abuse in the State and ensure that minors are protected from abuse and abusers. Ms. Oshinusi stated that there is a solid framework for the fundamental human rights of the young pupils and they have enough protection against all forms of abuses in the Nigerian Constitution. “The One Stop Child Justice Centre’, handles all child-related matters which is in collaboration with other Departments, Agencies and Ministries such as the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Youth and Social Development, amongst others” “The Directorate of Citizens Right will continue to go the whole haul to protect the rights of children as provided under the Child Rights Law of Lagos State, 2015” “It is imperative that you all must be encouraged to report cases of abuses  whether it has happened to you or someone you know.” The Director further reiterated that the sensitization program is about enlightening the pupils to know what thier rights are and this privilege will also be extended to other schools across the State. The Head Teacher Community Primary School 11, Mrs. Abosede Kowe, commended the Lagos State government for the program which is of great benefits to both students and teachers of the school while noting that the school will continue to enlighten its pupils on their rights as citizens of Lagos State.

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MOJ Appoints Oluwafemi Adenike As Coordinator RJC

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The Deputy Director, Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Mrs. Oluwafemi Adenike Olubunmi has been appointed as the Coordinator Restorative Justice Centre (RJC), Lagos State Ministry of Justice. A memo signed by the Solicitor General and Permanent Secretary Ms. Titilayo Shitta-bey on Tuesday, states that her appointment takes immediate effect.

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Prerogative Of Mercy: Sanwo-Olu Approves Release Of 46 Inmates.

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…Committal Of 6 Death Roll Inmates to Life Imprisonment. Governor Babajide Sanwo-olu on the recommendation of the Advisory Council on the Prerogative of Mercy has approved the release of 46 inmates from various correctional facilities across the State and the commuttal of 6 inmates on death roll to life imprisonment. The Governor signed the release and commuttal orders on the 28th of September, 2022 in cognizance of the country’s 62nd Independence Day Celebration. The exercise is in pursuant to the provisions of Section 212 (1) (2) of the 1999 Constitution of The Federal Republic of Nigeria (amended). The Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy in reaching its recommendations exercised due diligence in its deliberation of the applications in line with the applicable guidelines. The Council took note of the information provided by the correctional authorities, the nature of offence, period of incarceration, age, health and behavioral conduct of the inmates. The approval for the release of the inmates is in line with the commitment of Mr. Governor to decongest correctional facilities in Lagos State as part of the Justice Sector Reforms.

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Honourable Attorney General, Lagos State Begins Electronic Signing Of Title Documents

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The Lagos State Government under the leadership of Mr Governor, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu in a bid to foster ease of doing business in Lagos State has through the Lands Bureau sorted, merged, scanned, indexed and digitised the files used in processing title documents in the State.  On  Thursday,   22   September   2022,   the   first   set   of electronic title documents designed  via Aumentum application  and  hosted on    Electronic   Geographical    Information    System    (EGIS)     Platform were   signed   by    the    Honourable    Attorney    General    and  Commissioner for Justice, Mr Moyosore Onigbanjo SAN.

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TurnAlausaPurple Campaign Awareness

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The State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) today continued its #TurnAlausaPurple campaign awareness to the Ministry of Justice as part of the agency’s activities to commemorate the month long awareness campaign themed “IT’S ON US”. The Attorney General and Chairman Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency, Mr. Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN) commended the Executive Secretary, DSVA, Mrs. Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi and her team for putting together the campaign all over the nooks and crannies of the State. Mr Onigbanjo stressed that the team “IT’S ON US” is apt based on the compelling need to ensure that residents of the State realize that eradicating the menace of Sexual and Gender based Violence is a collective effort from all and sundry and basically a collaboration of all members of the society .

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Lagos Presents E-Laws Platform

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In a bid to ensure quick dispensation of justice as well as easy access to justice the Lagos State Government through the State Ministry of Justice in partnership with LawPavilion business solutions, a technology solutions provider engaged in the business of publishing judicial authorities, cases and laws has announced the Lagos State E-laws platform. The E-laws of Lagos State is an electronic library of the laws and annotated law of the state. This is the first electronic collection of a state law in the country. In his welcome address at the presentation on Wednesday at the Ministry’s conference room, the Lagos State Attorney-general and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Moyosore Onigbanjo SAN noted that since the commencement of the present administration, the justice sector in Lagos State has experienced the implementation of programmes aimed at giving the people of Lagos greater access to justice through dynamic law reforms and adherence to the rule of law. Onigbanjo stated that the importance of creating awareness of the laws passed by the Lagos State House of Assembly cannot be over emphasised hence the partnership between the Ministry of Justice and LawPavilion to publish the laws of the state in electronic format for easy access. “The State in its bid for continued effective and efficient administration of justice, through the Law Reform Commission, an agency of Government charged with the responsibility of publishing the laws of Lagos state and other state legislations in electronic and print copies enters into an agreement with LawPavilion Business Solutions” The agreement according to the attorney general is for annotation of the laws of Lagos State and conversion of the laws on agreed texts and format for publication on the LawPavilion electronic platform. The attorney general noted that one of the advantages of the initiative is that the e-publishing of the laws will provide ease of doing business as investors and other interested persons will now have access to all the laws to Lagos State at a glance while reducing the difficulties that are often associated with physical purchase of law and the wear and tear associated with the hard copies. “This means that the annotated laws of Lagos State are available to the public and particularly to lawyers all over the world, I therefore welcome you to a world of easy access to the robust laws of Lagos State”. The Solicitor General and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Mrs. Titilayo Shitta-Bey in her address thanked the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for his support towards easy access to justice and quick dispensation of justice. She noted this couldn’t have been achieved without the support of Mr. Governor while thanking the law reform commission for a thorough job while noting that the E-law of Lagos State will in no small measure bring the administration of Justice in Lagos State in line with international best practices, which encourages technology as a major driver of legal initiatives. The Managing Director, LawPavillion, Mr. Ope Olugasa noted that it is an epoch-making event stating that it is the first of its kind by any state in Nigeria. He stated that the initiative is in line with the current reality of the new normal. Olugasa further noted that the E-law will make it easy for judges and legal practitioners to have access to the complete and updated law of Lagos State. He stated that those who want access to the laws have the option of either an outright purchase for a token of the entire laws or an annual subscription through the LawPavillion platform.

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Lagos Introduces Compulsory Pre-Marital Preparatory Counseling for Intending Couples

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The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency in collaboration with the Ministry of Local Government and Community Affairs has introduced  the Compulsory Effective Pre-marital Preparatory Counseling for intending couples. The three-day intensive interactive training workshop which was held between the 22nd- 24th of August, 2022 at Ostra Halls & Hotels, Ikeja, were facilitated by Personal and Family Life Experts; Mr. Praise Fowowe,  Founder of The Institute of Family Engineering & Development Africa,  Mr. Oladele Emmanuel Temilade, The Founder, Institute of Marriage Counselors of Nigeria and Dr. Tolu Oko-Ighaire, Provost, Institute of Counselling of Nigeria Relationship Expert. In attendance were a total of sixty-two Marriage Officials drawn from all twenty Local Government/LCDA’s in Lagos State. Delivering the keynote address, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Local Government and Community Affairs Mrs. Kikelomo Sanyaolu who was ably represented by Mrs. Oluwatoyin Adeniji, applauded the Agency for the brilliant move. She said that the initiative is timely, having observed the increasing cases of domestic violence in Lagos State and Nigeria as a whole. Conclusively, she pledged her continuous support for the Agency, in upholding the initiative. In her Welcome Address, the Executive Secretary of the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual violence Agency, Mrs. Titilola Vivour- Adeniyi disclosed that recent statistics from the Agency shows that at least 80% of clients that report matrimonial abuses had pre-existing knowledge of their partner’s anomalous behaviour but proceeded with the union ignoring red flags. The topics discussed were carefully selected from the developed eight-weeks intensive Pre-marital Effectiveness Counselling curriculum, to enhance the knowledge of marriage officials and to equip them to effectively administer pre-marital counselling to intending couples, which will help intending couples take an informed decision before saying ‘ I DO’. Mr. Praise Fowowe, a Family Engineer, enlightened the participants on Gender and Sex Roles, the concept of marriage and understanding love and love codes. He gave the true definition of marriage as the coming together of a man and a woman from two different nations (families) to create a new nation (family) that will promote the best interest of all and whose culture will give our world rest. Mr. Oladele Emmanuel Temilade enlightened the participants on concepts that promote marital wellness, statutory Roles, Behavioural and Administrative Roles of marriage registrars, whilst Dr. Tolu Oko-Ighaire enlightened the participants on Counselling and Best Practices for Counselling. The Lagos State Government remains committed in ensuring holistic response is issued in assistance to matters of Sexual and Gender Based Violence.

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