By Ahmed Ahmed
The Administration of Criminal Justice Monitoring Committee (ACJMC) Federal has organized a workshop for stakeholders on implementing administration of criminal justice law in Bauchi state.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the one day workshop, Mr Sulayman Dawodu, Executive Secretary of the committee on Thursday in Bauchi, he said the workshop on Strengthening Effective Implementation of Administration of Criminal Justice Act/Law.
He explained that the Committee was in Bauchi to strengthen the existing relationship and partnership with Bauchi state in the implementation of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act/Law in collaboration with the Federal ACJMC.
He observed that the responsibility for upholding and progressing the objectives of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, clearly rests on all criminal justice stakeholders, especially the ACJMC members.
“The importance of strategizing through synergy and sharing information, knowledge and skills cannot be over emphasized if the objective must be achieved.
“The recognition of these cross-cutting challenges is the stimulus required to energize us to discharge our responsibilities dutifully and passionately.
According to him,”We are happy to confirm that Bauchi is the ninth State to implement the MacArthur Foundation supported project of strengthening ACJMC at State level.
“We are also delighted that Bauchi participated actively at the recently concluded National Conference of ACJMC/JSRT in Abuja where knowledge and experience were shared by delegates across the country.
“The various activities to be carried out under the project include technical and logistical support to various emerging ACIMC/JSRT across the country,” he said.
He said the project will also cover the provision of equipment to the emerging secretariats of States who have passed ACJL and inaugurated ACJMC.
In a remark, Mr Emmanuel Sublim Chief Registrar High Court has attributed the spate of insecurity experienced in the country as a result of the poor administration of criminal Justice law in the country.
“Having gone through the law that is already in place, we discovered that there are many aspects of the law that are not applicable to Bauchi state.
“This workshop is meant to discuss the draft, so that if it is agreed by stakeholders that the draft is okay, then, it will be forwarded to the state house of assembly for consideration” he said
Our correspondent reports that the stakeholders at the workshop include Grand Khadi, Ministry Of justice, Judges of High and Sharia courts , Magistrates,Police,Correctional Service among others.
