Criminal Justice Law Signed By President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan signed the administration of Criminal Justice Law 2015 into Law. The bill which was passed by the senate on May 5th, seeks to drive the problem of prolonged criminal trials in the country among other things.

The special adviser to the president on media and publicity Dr. Reuben Abati confirmed to newsmen yesterday that the president has signed the document on Wednesday the same day he received the bill from the national assembly.

However, Nigeria will begin to experience a new dawn in her criminal trials and justice delivery to the populace at large. Thus, the president needs to be commended for passing this bill into law.

Meanwhile, the chief justice of Nigeria Justice Mahmud Mohammed is certain on this. According to him the era of appointing unsafe and improper person as judges has just ended. Thus, the national judicial council has come up with a more comprehensive way of appointment. He said only the best legal minds with high moral standard will be given the opportunity to serve as judges in the countries revered temple of justice.