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FG INNAGURATES NEW BOARD FOR LEGAL AID COUNCIL

Honourable Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami SAN, CON on the 23rd May 2023, Inaugurated the Governing Board of the Legal Aid Council.

The Minister admonished the newly appointed members of the Governing Board to show exemplary leadership while performing their statutory responsibilities which involve providing policy direction and making Regulations for the Council as stipulated in Sections 2, 3 and 23 of the Legal Aid Act 2011.

The Hon. Minister listed some of the recent achievements of the Council to include;

  1. The Effective implementation and expansion of the Police Duty Solicitors Scheme (PDSS) by adding some new States like Niger and Bauchi to the earlier pilot states.
  2. The special visits to Correctional Centres nationwide which only recently has resulted to the release of 101 inmates from the Kirikiri Maximum Correctional Centre who had been awaiting trial in the past 10 years.
  3. It is also important to state that about 2000 inmates nationwide have benefited from the Council’s Jail delivery intervention.
  4. The Certification of Curriculum for Paralegal Studies in Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria as empowered by the enabling Act of the Council.

While congratulating the newly appointed members of the Board, he also urged them to acquaint themselves with the Council’s enabling Act for effective performance.

The new Governing Board has a tenure of three (3) years as stipulated in the Legal Aid Act 2011.

The Solicitor-General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary, Mrs Beatrice Jeddy-Egba also congratulated the members of the Governing Board and assured them of the cooperation and assistance of the Federal Ministry of Justice which is the Supervisory Ministry of the Legal Aid Council.

The newly appointed Governing Board Members of the Legal Aid Council are:

  1. Siraj Sae’eda, SAN, (Chairman)
  2. Mrs Roseline Tasha
  3. C.U. Ogar
  4. DCP Simon Lough, SAN
  5. Audu Karimu
  6. Oluseun Mobolaji Abimbola, SAN, FCIArb
  7. Sammie Abiye Somiari, SAN, MCIArb (UK)
  8. Hussain Zakariya SAN
  9. Adeshina Adegbite FICMC
  10. Comrade M. Adamu
  11. Rhoda P. Tyoden (FIDA Ex-Officio)
  12. Sulaiman Usman, SAN
  13. Oluwole Iyamu SAN
  14. Amina Hanga
  15. Idumu O. Idumu

The Legal Aid Council was established by Decree No. 56 of 1976 with the sole responsibility of providing legal assistance and representation to poor and indigent Nigerians. It  has over the years lived up to its mandate by providing the necessary defence that is required as a constitutional requirement in the prosecution of criminal matters on behalf of indigent clients. In 2004, the Legal Aid Act Cap L9 (LFN) was repealed for the enabling and substantive Legal Aid Act 2011 to expand its jurisdiction. The present mandate of the Council is now expanded to provide free legal assistance and representation, legal advice and Alternative Dispute Resolution to indigent Nigerians in conflict with the law.

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