Osinbajo inaugurates National Prosecution Coordination C'ttee
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo is expected to inaugurate the
National Prosecution Coordination Committee (NPCC) which is primarily
charged with handling high profile cases that have public interest
elements in Nigeria.
The formation of the Committee, which will be inaugurated on Friday,
27th May, 2016 at the Presidential Villa, according to its spokesman,
Comrade Salihu Othman Isah is pursuant to the powers vested on the
Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar
Malami (SAN) as the nation’s Chief Law Officer as contained in Section
174(1) of the 1999 Constitution.
“The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria under Section
174(1) vested the powers on the Attorney-General of the Federation to
institute and undertake criminal proceedings against any person before
any court of law in Nigeria, other than a Court Martial, in respect of
any offence created by or under any Act of the National Assembly.
The HAGF is also to take over and continue any such criminal
proceedings that may have been instituted by any other authority or
person. He is equally charged to discontinue at any stage before
judgment is delivered any such criminal proceedings instituted or
undertaken by him or any other authority or person. This is the
position of the Constitution.”
Comrade Isah, who doubles as the Media Adviser to the Attorney-General
of the Federation and Minister of Justice, revealed in a statement made
available to newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday, that the 19-man Committee
is charged with the efficient, effective and result oriented prosecution
of high profile criminal cases in the country.
According to him, the Committee is also to guarantee prompt contact
and synergy between investigators and the prosecutors of high profile
criminal cases, manage information to the public on such cases as well
as to ensure strict compliance to the Administration of Criminal
Justice Act (ACJA), 2015.
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