{"id":226582,"date":"2022-11-03T22:47:27","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T21:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=226582"},"modified":"2022-11-03T22:47:27","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T21:47:27","slug":"obaseki-repeals-106-years-old-criminal-code-law-others-in-edo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/11\/03\/obaseki-repeals-106-years-old-criminal-code-law-others-in-edo\/","title":{"rendered":"Obaseki repeals 106 years old criminal code law, others in Edo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki yesterday evening repealed the 106 years old criminal code law and signed into law a new Act into law that provides rules on criminal conduct, regulate public order and connected purposes.<\/p>\n<p>Besides, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/10\/31\/obaseki-fires-commissioner-over-gross-incompetence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">governor<\/a> also repealed the Forestry Law of 1968 and signed an Act establishing the Edo State Forestry Commission and provide for preservation, conservation of forest and various matters.<\/p>\n<p>Others are the Act for the establishment of the Edo State Justice Sector Reforms and the Edo State Development and Building Control Agency.<\/p>\n<p>Signing the Acts into law at the Government House, Benin City, Obaseki said, \u201cToday is significant for us in Edo State as we have succeeded in a bold move to enact and revise laws in areas that we have not done for a century or half a century. The signing today of the Edo Justice Sector Reform Law and the new criminal law for me is a watershed and a milestone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the years, the lack of adequate coordination among the judicial institutions in Edo and across the country has created a major problem in administration of justice leading to congestion in our prisons, lack of cohesive actions and the likes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese reforms will help deal with issues in these sectors as it will improve coordination in the judicial Institution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cThis new law is an essential part of the agenda of our current administration in setting up the required legal architecture for a forward looking judiciary which will also help us in our goal to create an investment-friendly and role based society for generations yet unborn\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the new criminal code law, Obaseki stated, \u201cIn the new law, the offence of rape has been strengthened to deal with the issue of rape and its diverse manifestations and other offences have been added. New offences have been created to close some gaps in the legal framework.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He noted that the building law will ensure that people stop the indiscriminate erection of buildings without permission from relevant authorities in the state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki yesterday evening repealed the 106 years old criminal code law and signed into law a new Act into law that provides rules on criminal conduct, regulate public order and connected purposes. 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