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Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Monday reiterated his administration\u2019s commitment to the rule of law.<\/p>\n
The governor said this while declaring open the third edition of the \u201cRule of Law Development Foundation (ROLDF)\u2019\u2019 annual Conference in Abuja.<\/p>\n
The theme of the conference was \u201cUpdates and Developments within the Last 12 Months on Criminal Law, Criminal Justice, Procedure and Evidence in Nigeria\u201d.<\/p>\n
Wike expressed the hope that resolutions from the conference would strengthen rule of law in the criminal justice delivery system.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis conference will be required to identify and formulate the reforms that are needed to reposition our criminal justice system to serve the interest of our people, particularly their security, welfare, and preservation of their civil liberties.<\/p>\n
\u201cGiven that the criminal justice system is inextricably linked with the security, peace, and order of the state, there is the need for critical stakeholders in the criminal justice sector to rethink the system through reform designed to address current challenges.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is our fervent hope that this conference will identify current challenges in the criminal justice sector and formulate solutions to address them,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n
He urged the panelists and delegates to take advantage of the conference to not only propose laws in the criminal justice system but to actualise the delivery of the proposed laws.<\/p>\n
According to the governor, the criminal justice system is two-fold, first to guarantee the preservation of public security, order, peace, and health of society.<\/p>\n
\u201cSecondly, the system ensured that every person who committed an infraction of the law must be made to account for his conduct.<\/p>\n
\u201cA criminal justice system where the guilty is not allowed to escape punishment nor the innocent punished unjustly.<\/p>\n
\u201cTherefore, the criminal justice system within the context of the rule of law means that the institutions created by law for the administration of justice, law enforcement and correction\/reformation of offenders such as the police, courts and correctional service must operate within the confines of the law.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Wike also inaugurated a book entitled: \u201cDirections and Rulings of the Legal Practitioner Disciplinary Committee\u2019\u2019 compiled by the coordinator and founder of ROLDF, Joseph Daudu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Africa-Press Nigeria Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Monday reiterated his administration\u2019s commitment to the rule of law. The governor said this while declaring open the third edition of the \u201cRule of Law Development Foundation (ROLDF)\u2019\u2019 annual Conference in Abuja. The theme of the conference was \u201cUpdates and Developments within the Last 12 Months on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":2502,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[1559,1152],"class_list":["post-32455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-africa-press-nigeria","tag-governor-wike"],"yoast_head":"\n