Gombe Deputy Gov task lawyers on professionalism, efficiency
By Jack Tasha
The Gombe State Deputy Governor, Dr. Manassah Daniel Jatau, has charged lawyers in the state to operate within their ethics and pursue professionalism so as to attain the prestigious position of Senior Advocate of Nigeria.
He stated this on Friday, during the presentation ceremony of 45 pieces of laptops to members of the state counsel at the Ministry of Justice in the metropolis.
Jatau who represented Governor Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya at the occasion said the procurement of E- library through provision of laptops is geared towards availing lawyers with the requisite opportunity to excel in their career.
According to him, the administration has fulfilled its own part of motivating the staff by building their capacity leaving them with the greatest challenge of justifying the investment on them.
The Deputy Governor called on them to take advantage of the opportunity and engage in serious research with a view to building on their potentials and contributing towards the course of humanity as it affects their profession.
Recalling the recent euphoria of celebrations of the first SAN in Gombe State, the Deputy Governor lamented that it was coming a little late when other states have Senior Advocates of Nigeria in almost every family, challenging the lawyers in the state to thrive and change the narrative.
He expressed optimism that with the provision of laptop devices, lawyers now have no cause to delay cases in courts as the devices would help expedite action and improve their effectiveness towards proceedings.
He reminded them that they now have no excuse not to go to the library as the library which is mobile is always within their reach.
On his part, the state attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Barr. Zubairu Mohammed Umar, appreciated the Governor, Alh.Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya for the provision of laptops, adequately installed with law pavilion,a software where lawyers can easily access latest proceedings of high profile cases in Nigeria and beyond.
Umar thanked the State Governor for transforming the activities of the state Ministry of Justice from analogue to digital system, adding that the states lawyers are now capable of standing in any court of law to argue their cases.
Also speaking, Dr. Aisha Umar Maigari, Commissioner for Science, Technology and New Innovation, who gave an overview on the E-library said they were fully equipped with Law Pavilion, Prime Software which is the Nigeria’s largest E- library of Law Reports.
The Commissioner explained that the software has the largest collection of judgments of the Supreme and Appeal Courts in Nigeria.
Delivering the vote of thanks, the Gombe state Chairman of Nigerian Bar Association, Barr. Haruna Yelma expressed gratitude to the Inuwa Yahaya- led administration for taking the lawyers and the Ministry of Justice out of the analogue era to the digital dispensation, assuring the Governor of judicious use of the devices for positive results.
JACK TASHA, SSA MEDIA & PUBLICITY, OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR.
