The National Judicial Institute (NJI), in collaboration with the Association of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners (ADRAP), has trained lawyers and other related practitioners to enhance their legal drafting skills and prevent drafts of unenforceable laws.
The two-day training held in Abuja, which ended on Thursday, was aimed at enhancing the drafting skills of lawyers and other participants to improve the justice system in Nigeria.
Experts at the training workshop said ill-drafted laws were the root cause of the many unenforceable laws in the country. They also emphasised the need for laws to have a human face, while noting that there are a lot of unambiguous laws in the country which are not enforceable.
The Attorney General of Nasarawa state, Dr. Abdul Karim Kana who handled the session on: ‘Application of ICT to legal research and Drafting’ said there are certain laws in the country that contradict other existing laws and the constitution, which rendered them not enforceable.
Chief Ebosetale David Aighefoh, Director of programmes of ADRAP in his remarks said: “This is just the beginning of our collaboration with the NJI, and we look forward to more opportunities to work together towards building a better justice system and contributing to national development.”
Aighefoh appreciated the NJI under the sole administrator, Hon. Justice Salisu Garba RTD, for hosting the event and providing the necessary support and resources.