Ogun State Magistrates’ Court (Amendment) Law, 2022 which aimed at empowering the State Magistrate Courts to adjudicate on some relevant cases under its jurisdiction has scaled second reading at the State House of Assembly
Speaker, Rt. Hon. Olakunle Oluomo who presided over the plenary submitted that the amendment Law would further boost the rank of the Gateway State in the comity of States in the federation.
Leading the debate on the Ogun State Magistrates’ Court (Amendment) Law, 2022, the Chairman House Committee on Justice, Ethics and Public Petitions, Hon. Solomon Osho stated that the amendment Law would aid effectiveness and fast track justice dispensation; thereby strengthening dispensation of justice in the State.
Other Lawmakers who contributed to the second reading submitted that the amendment was aimed at accommodating societal dynamics, global trends and international best practices, with a view to empowering the State Magistrate Courts to adjudicate on some relevant cases under their jurisdiction but which are currently being handled by the State High Courts.
In his response, Speaker Oluomo explained that the proposed amendment, which was in line with the recommendations of the Presidential Committee on Ease of Doing Business, would further boost the rank of the Gateway State in the comity of States in the federation.
The Speaker thereafter committed the bill to the Committee on Justice, Ethics and Public Petition for further legislative actions.