The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has called on the attorneys-general (AGs) of the 36 states of the federation and other critical stakeholders in the justice sector to acquaint themselves with the National Minimum Standard (NMS), so as to enhance the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA), 2015, as well as the state’s Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL).
Fagbemi spoke on Wednesday in Abuja, at a National Technical Review and Evaluation Conference (NTREC 2.0) on the Review of the Implementation of the ACJA/ACJL.
The AGF, in a goodwill message, told participants at the conference, which included representatives of attorneys-general from the 36 states, as well as the members of the Administration of Criminal Justice Monitoring Committee of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), of the critical role they play in driving the nation’s justice system forward.