The Lagos State Government has perfected
plans to launch an online platform where people all over the world can
access the laws enacted by the State since 1967 till date.
The State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, who made the announcement
on Tuesday at the formal launch of Laws of Lagos State 2015, said the
online platform would not only enable investors and would-be
investors to make informed decision about investing in the State, but
would also help them to appreciate the various legal protections
available for their persons and investment.
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| L-R: Governor Akinwunmi Ambode (2nd left); his Deputy, Dr. (Mrs.) Oluranti Adebule; Managing Director, Thomson Reuters Africa, Sneha Shah; the State Chief Judge, Justice Olufunmilayo Atilade; Chairman, House Committee on Judicial Commission, Olufumilayo Tejuosho and Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem, during the launching of the Lagos State Laws at the Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, Alausa, Ikeja, on Tuesday, December 08, 2015. |
The Governor said that the Law Reform Commission of the State was saddled with the task of developing the online platform,
adding that the development was geared towards promoting a platform for
accountability and responsibility thereby fulfilling the obligation of
the government to create easy access to the laws of the State.
“From the online platform, people from any part of the world can easily access and download all the laws in the State since inception in 1967,” he said.
He said Lagos had always taken the lead in legislation and law reform
initiatives in Nigeria, saying that the need for legislation to be up
to date and relevant could not be over-emphasized in ensuring the
necessary legal infrastructure for socio-economic transformation.
“The publication of the 2015 Laws of the State, marks the beginning
of the process of continually making the Laws accessible to the general
public not only in Lagos State and Nigeria as a whole, but also beyond
its borders globally.
“Furthermore, the publication of the Laws of Lagos State is a step in
the direction of the justice and security sector reforms which the
present administration promised it will pursue in order to strengthen
the rule of law in Lagos State,” he said.
The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Adeniji Kazeem,
explained that the decision of government to embark on aggressive and
extensive law reform was strongly informed by the need to avail the
citizenry the opportunity of being properly guided and informed through
the laws, which in turn, would enhance the effectiveness of the laws,
the efficacy of the judicial system and form the platform for economic
and infrastructural transformation of the State.
He said that a prominent feature of the 2015 laws is that textual
amendments of archaic and colloquial words were replaced with other
words for simplicity and clarity of meaning, adding: “Words like
‘therewith’, ‘therein’, ‘herewith’, ‘hereto’, ‘hereinafter’ and words of
like nature where appropriate have been simplified. Gender specific
pronouns were replaced with gender-neutral language.”
“Furthermore, obsolete references to military, colonial, imperial or
legal orders, offices or institutions have also been substituted with
contemporary offices and institutions,” Kazeem explained.
The 2015 Laws of Lagos State was put together in partnership with Thomson Reuters.
Managing Director of Thomson Reuters in Africa, Sneha Shah, commended
the Lagos State Law Reform Commission for coming up with great content
that was published by her organization, adding that she was proud to
work with great minds in the Commission.
She said Lagos is leading in many ways not just in Nigeria, but in
Africa, and that the State had exhibited progressive tenets in many
areas.
source: thenewsnigeria
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