File: President Bola Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to consider and pass a bill seeking to repeal the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015 and replace it with a new legal framework aimed at reforming Nigeria’s criminal justice system.
The request was conveyed in a letter read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during plenary on Thursday.
In the letter, Tinubu sought the enactment of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2026, saying the proposed legislation would strengthen the administration of criminal justice in the courts of the Federal Capital Territory and other federal courts across the country.
“The general objective of the bill is to repeal the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015 and to enact the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2026 to provide for the administration of criminal justice in the courts of the Federal Capital Territory and other Federal courts in Nigeria and establish an Administration of Criminal Justice Monitoring Council for effective and efficient administration of criminal justice in Nigeria,” the letter reads.
