Aliyu Bagudu Abubakar and John Ohireime Asein have been reappointed as Directors General of the Legal Aid Council of Nigeria (LACON) and the Nigerian Copyright Commission(NCC), respectively, by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Aliyu Bagudu Abubakar’s appointment was renewed for a second and final four-year term via letter Ref: PRES/97/HAGF/174 dated January 12, 2023, in accordance with Sections 3 (1) and (2) of the Legal Aid Act, CAP. L9.
Similarly, John Ohireime Asein’s appointment was renewed for a second and final four-year term in accordance with Section 36 (1) and (2) of the Nigerian Copyright Commission Act, CAP C28, and conveyed in a letter Ref: PRES/97/HAGF/175 dated January 12, 2023.
This was revealed in a statement issued on Sunday by the Director of Press and Public Relations at the Federal Ministry of Justice, Modupe Ogundoro.
According to the statement, Buhari also approved the appointment of Abiodun Ayodeji Aikomo as Secretary of the Administration of Criminal Justice Monitoring Committee (ACJMC) for an initial period of four years in accordance with Section 471 (2) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) 2015.
Separate congratulatory letters issued on January 13, 2023, by the Solicitor General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Justice (SGF/PS), B.E. Jedy-Agba stated that the two Directors-appointments General’s were renewed with effect from January 12, 2023, and that their emoluments and other conditions of service were provided under the Certain Political Office Holders (Salaries and Allowances, etc) (Amendment) Act 2008.
She stated that the duo’s appointment was renewed based on the laudable accomplishments recorded by the various agencies during their first tenures.
She urged them to use their second terms to consolidate and elevate the agencies.
