From Maduabuchi Nmeribeh, Kano
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami has extolled Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje”s uncommon performance in the justice sector reforms and infrastructural development in Kano state.
He said Ganduje is in the front pew of performing Governors who have upheld independence of the judiciary, as well as providing the needed democratic dividends to the masses.
He made the commendation during a special dinner organised by Ganduje, Friday, at Africa House, Government House, Kano, for the Minister and top brass of the Federal Ministry of Justice.
Malami was in Kano for Top Management Retreat of the ministry, with the theme “Enhancing Systems and Structures in the Federal Ministry of Justice for Effective Justice Sector Service Delivery.”
“When federal government came up with the issue of fight against corruption and justice sector reform, Kano followed suit. So also in the area of EFCC (Economic and Financial Crimes Commission) strengthening system Kano followed suit,” he said.
He added that, “the state needs to be commended for all the success recorded in the justice sector. Kano also matched Federal Government in the area of infrastructural development in the judiciary. This is commendable Your Excellency.”
While assuring that, the choice of Kano was not accidental, he noted that, “Kano has consolidated the spirit of the Retreat. We are not disappointed for our choice of Kano for the Retreat.”
In the area of infrastructural development, the Minister observed that, “Kano is among the frontline states in the area of flyovers and other infrastructural development.”
In his brief remarks, Ganduje disclosed that, “We have established a Committee on the Administration of Justice.
“That is why we put a strategy to see how we can decongest our Correctional Centres across the state. As directed by His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari.
“We are trying to assist the Judiciary, so that the administration of justice can be in compliance with the global best practice. That is part of the reason why we are also making the sector to be digital.”
