Yobe state Governor Mai Mala Buni has vowed to enact laws that will facilitate democratic governance and enhance the socio-economic well-being of the people of Yobe state.
Buni made this known Monday in his speech shortly after his inauguration for a second term of as executive Governor of Yobe state.
He said, law and order are the cardinal pillars of state democratic governance, therefore government will promote the rule of law and respect the rights and dignity of everyone in the state.
“We shall enact laws that will incentivize and facilitate democratic governance and enhance the socio-economic well-being of our people.
“To demonstrate these commitments, this administration,in the last four years, has passed several Executive Orders and enacted the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Law; the Administration of Criminal Justice Law; the Child Protection Law, amongst others.
“The application of our criminal justice system is highly efficient as demonstrated by the number of more convicts than persons awaiting trial in our various prisons in the state,” he said.
Governor Buni revealed that his administration shall continue to work in harmony with the Yobe State House of Assembly and the judiciary to enhance their performance.
He further noted that going forward, government shall initiate essential legal and institutional reforms to promote good governance, accountability, investments and ease the doing business in the state.
“We shall promote the SULHU system as the cornerstone of our alternative dispute resolution system”, he said.
He thanked members of the State House of Assembly for the cordial working relationship with the executive and judicial arms of government in the state.
