The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, UNODC, on Tuesday, kick-started a process that would lead to the development of an action plan for the justice sector reform in Nigeria.
In pursuing this cause, UNODC is – among other solutions – leading a justice sector reform plan starting with Lagos, which pro-actively already has a criminal justice sector reform plan.
Private lawyers, lawyers from the states ministry of Justice, members of the Nigerian Bar Association in the state, police officers, prison officials, civil society and all key actors of the justice sector in Lagos gathered at a workshop organised by the UNODC.
Representatives of the various justice sector institutions took turns to make meaningful contributions on what should be the focus, plans, required actions and outcomes.
It was agreed that there was a need for collaboration and co-operation among the institutions to achieve an all-inclusive reform plan.
The justice sector reform seeks to encourage a strategic and sustainable approach towards the justice system, as a means of enhancing good governance, respect for human rights and the rule of law.
The justice sector reform is to be carried out in ten states across the country.
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, UNODC, is a United Nations agency entrusted with the mandate to assist member states in their efforts against corruption, illicit drugs, crime and terrorism.
