The Chairman of the Kebbi State Law Reform Commission, rtd. Hon. Justice Isma’ila Haruna Rasheed has attributed the revival of the law Reform Commission in the State to Governor Nasir Idris’s penchant for justice and the rule of law.
Justice Ismail Haruna Rasheed stated this on Friday when he paid homage along side the Secretary and Commissioners of the commission to the Emir of Gwandu, Alhaji Muhammad Iliyasu Bashar to seek for royal blessings and prayers for the success of their activities in the state.
He explained that successive administrations in Kebbi State relegated Law reform to the abyss until the advent of the present Governor, Comrade, Dr. Nasir Idris, Kauran Gwandu, who realised the importance of reappraising domestic laws to suit our present needs and condition that made him to reenergise the Law Reform Commission to carry out its mandate.
Justice Isma’ila said, “Only THE LAWS OF GOD are final and unchangeable, other man made laws including the Constitution require relevant amendments as humanity progresses in life”.
“Some of our laws are inherited from the colonial masters dating from the First Republic of Northern Region, others were enacted several years afterwards, including criminal and civil laws, that have become obsolete and in need of reform and amendment”, he added.
The Chairman made it clear that such task could not be possible without the support and cooperation of Traditional Rulers, Religious Clerics and Legislatures.
He told the Monarch that Governor Nasir Idris appointed him as the head of the Commission in his capacity as retired Judge of the High Court versed in judicial matters, while the Secretary is a qualified Lawyer with other members as technocrats in their various fields of specialisation.
“The Governor mandated that I should enjoy all the rights and privileges of a serving judge including operational vehicle and accommodation while the Secretary should be on equal footing as a permanent secretary”, Justice Isma’ila concluded.
Speaking earlier, Muhammadu Bawale Sakaba, Shatiman Sakaba, one of the Commissoners of the commission eulogised Governor Nasir Idris for bringing rapid development to Kebbi State in all sectors, particularly the massive infrastructural construction on going in the State capital, Birnin Kebbi.
Responding, the Emir of Gwandu and Chairman, Kebbi State Council of Chiefs, Alhaji Muhammadu Iliyasu Bashar spoke about the importance of implementing the necessary law reform of the nation’s statutes to conform with present realities in the country.
He described the rule of law as essential ingredient of peaceful and decent society without which rancour and lawlessness would take precedence.
“There are laws of Local Governments, State Governments and the Federal Government, but the world has gone far ahead that made it incumbent to review such laws to suit modern realities of life”, he quipped.
Alhaji Muhammadu Iliyasu Bashar advised Judges and those entrusted with the dispensation of justice, to employ intelligence and foresight in adjudicating matters to temper justice with mercy.
The Emir was emphatic that the task of the members of the Law Reform Commission was enormous and burdensome which required patience, perseverance and high degree of intelligence to succeed.
Members of the Kebbi State Law Reform Commission who accompanied the Chairman on the visit,were Muhammad Bawale-Shettimam Sakaba, Yusuf Usman Mukhtar, Muhammad Sani Madaucin-Zuru, Hajiya Shafa Bala Halilu and Barrister Ahmad Rufa’i Aminu, Secretary.
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