The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Michael Kaase Aondoakaa, SAN, has appealed to state and local governments to work closely with the Federal Government to realize the administration’s rule of law project, as the work at the centre required the collaboration of all tiers of government.

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The Federal Government will hold a Rule of Law Summit where it will unfold a major policy statement on key interventions in the administration of justice over the next two years.

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The Yar’Adua administration attaches great importance to the ratification and domestication of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) and would ensure that this is speedily done towards implementing the country’s National Plan of Action (NPoA).

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President Yar’Adua has been described as the number one adherent to the principle of the rule of law policy and has by this, set an example worthy of emulation by all Nigerians.

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The overall objective of the reform agenda of government is to create an enabling environment where businesses will thrive, an environment to deepen democracy, fight corruption and improve the living standards of Nigerians.  

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The reform programme of government is meant to engender a new society that would be the pride of every Nigerian wherever they live.

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 The Honourable Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Michael Kaase Aondoakaa (SAN), has expressed disappointment at some transnational corporations who sabotage Nigeria’s war against corruption through unethical business practices, and Nigerians who allowed themselves to be used by Halliburton in this disreputable scheme to violate Nigeria’s laws.

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As part of the implementation of the commitment undertaken at the 20th Special Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGASS) in 1998, Nigeria has developed a new four-year National Drug Control Master Plan 2008-2011 to tackle the scourge of drug trafficking and abuse.
The plan covers control of illicit drug supply, adequacy and efficacy of legal framework, and demand reduction.

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The Honorable Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Michael Kaase Aondoakaa, SAN, has condemned the actions of Nigerian citizens who defame the country in a bid to get the passport of or gain acceptance in foreign countries.

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The President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua GCFR, has approved the appointment of Barrister Roland Ewubare as the Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission.

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The rule of law policy of government is an instrument to drive change in the polity, and the drive in due course will bring a permanent change to Nigeria.

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The government of the Emirate of Dubai has signed a cooperation agreement with the Federal Government of Nigeria to invest $16 billion in the development of the oil and gas sector, and other infrastructure and construction projects in Nigeria.

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The Nigeria Law Reform Commission has been inaugurated with a call to members to examine some of the country’s statute laws with a view to modifying them to meet the challenges of modern societies.

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