President Bola Tinubu has asked the senate to consider and pass a bill seeking to repeal the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA), 2015, and re-enact it as the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2026, to address challenges affecting the effective administration of criminal justice in the country.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio read the president’s letter during plenary on Thursday.
According to Tinubu, the proposed legislation seeks to provide a legal framework for the administration of criminal justice in the courts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and other federal courts across the country.
He said the bill also provides for the establishment of an Administration of Criminal Justice Monitoring Council to improve compliance with the law and enhance its implementation nationwide.
“The general objective of the bill is to repeal the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015 and to enact the Administration of Criminal
