Why Oyo initiated reforms in justice sector—Commissioner

NAN-H-120
Reforms
By Akeem Abas
Ibadan, Jan. 11, 2017 (NAN) The Oyo State Government  initiated reforms in the justice sector  to expand access to justice, the state’s Attorney-general and Commissioner  for Justice, Mr Oluseun Abimbola, has said.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the commissioner said this at a forum  of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) in Ibadan.

He said that the priority accorded the justice sector would facilitate the total restoration, transformation and repositioning of the state.

Abimbola said that the state government would continue to collaborate with the Bar to deepen democracy as well as protect the constitutional rights of individuals, organisations amongst others.

He said  that his office had  proposed new laws to enhance government services and tackle  certain observed societal ills.

The commissioner added that the state would   expand the safety net for social services for the citizenry and create a better society for people, particularly those that  pertaining to justice.(NAN)
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(Edited by Mufutau Ojo)