Buhari orders immediate implementation of improved salary and social protection scheme for bailiffs
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved and directed that steps be taken for the immediate implementation of the improved pay and welfare scheme for judicial officers.
The President made this known on Friday, November 18, 2022 during the formal commissioning and handover ceremony of the Nabo Graham-Douglass Campus of the Nigerian Law School, Port Harcourt to the Legal Education Council.
Federation Attorney General and Justice Minister Abubakar Malami, SAN, represented Buhari on the occasion, according to a statement released Friday to reporters by Dr. Umar Jibrilu Gwandu, the Special Assistant for Media and AGF public relations.
According to the statement, Buhari ordered the Chairman of the Revenue Mobilization and Tax Allocation Commission and the Federation Attorney General and Minister of Justice to promptly begin measures towards the realization and implementation of implementation of an improved remuneration and social protection scheme for judicial officers. in the country.
The president said that this initiative and many others were aimed at significantly strengthening the capacity and independence of the judiciary, which he said remained a pillar of strength and stability for the country's democracy.< /p>
“This administration will therefore continue to support efforts to transform the justice system, as part of a critical strategy, to ensure a just, progressive and prosperous society, with the rule of law as its cornerstone,” said he said.< /p>
The President also called on judges to continue to respect the ethics of their profession and to operate with responsibility and probity in the exercise of their judicial and administrative functions.
He also instructed the Legal Education Council to maintain confidence by maintaining and optimally managing the project in the pursuit of the quest to improve and maintain high standards in legal education.
“The legal profession thrives on strong learning, ethical values and good character; therefore, it is our duty to uphold high standards for those upon whom the future of the bar and the legal profession rests. bench,” he said.
Mr. The President also congratulated the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, and commended the people of the State, the Legal Education Council, Nigerian Law and the entire justice sector family for the initiative, which he said resulted in the construction and handover of the new campus of the Council of Legal Education, Nigerian Law School.
He described as commendable the naming of the newly commissioned campus in honor of Nabo Graham-Douglas, SAN, former Attorney General of Eastern Nigeria, Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of Rivers State and Attorney General of the Federation.
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved and directed that steps be taken for the immediate implementation of the improved pay and welfare scheme for judicial officers.
The President made this known on Friday, November 18, 2022 during the formal commissioning and handover ceremony of the Nabo Graham-Douglass Campus of the Nigerian Law School, Port Harcourt to the Legal Education Council.
Federation Attorney General and Justice Minister Abubakar Malami, SAN, represented Buhari on the occasion, according to a statement released Friday to reporters by Dr. Umar Jibrilu Gwandu, the Special Assistant for Media and AGF public relations.
According to the statement, Buhari ordered the Chairman of the Revenue Mobilization and Tax Allocation Commission and the Federation Attorney General and Minister of Justice to promptly begin measures towards the realization and implementation of implementation of an improved remuneration and social protection scheme for judicial officers. in the country.
The president said that this initiative and many others were aimed at significantly strengthening the capacity and independence of the judiciary, which he said remained a pillar of strength and stability for the country's democracy.< /p>
“This administration will therefore continue to support efforts to transform the justice system, as part of a critical strategy, to ensure a just, progressive and prosperous society, with the rule of law as its cornerstone,” said he said.< /p>
The President also called on judges to continue to respect the ethics of their profession and to operate with responsibility and probity in the exercise of their judicial and administrative functions.
He also instructed the Legal Education Council to maintain confidence by maintaining and optimally managing the project in the pursuit of the quest to improve and maintain high standards in legal education.
“The legal profession thrives on strong learning, ethical values and good character; therefore, it is our duty to uphold high standards for those upon whom the future of the bar and the legal profession rests. bench,” he said.
Mr. The President also congratulated the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, and commended the people of the State, the Legal Education Council, Nigerian Law and the entire justice sector family for the initiative, which he said resulted in the construction and handover of the new campus of the Council of Legal Education, Nigerian Law School.
He described as commendable the naming of the newly commissioned campus in honor of Nabo Graham-Douglas, SAN, former Attorney General of Eastern Nigeria, Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of Rivers State and Attorney General of the Federation.
What's Your Reaction?
