Abel Orih Idoma
30 November 2008
Makurdi — Benue state government said it is committed to operating within the framework of the rule of law, in line with the cardinal objectives of the President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua administration.
The state Governor, Mr. Gabriel Suswam, stated this at the public presentation of the reviewed laws of Benue State in Makurdi, where he said the rule of law was bedrock of stability and good governance, and maintained that without it anarchy and confusion would become the order of the day.
Mr. Suswam noted that the revised edition of laws of Benue State Government 2004, was the authentic document that would be used in making matters of laws in the state.
Earlier in his speech, the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Chiver Kaíaver, said the public presentation of the revised edition of laws of Benue state 2004 was a major development in the administration of justice in the state.
He said by this development, Benue has joined the list of other states that have revised and printed laws in acceptable form, adding that the state is gradually getting to a point of major success in various ways to better the lives of its people.
Dignitaries at the occasion included the governor of Taraba State, Alhaji Danbaba Suntai, Nasarawa, represented by the state deputy governor; Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Katsina Alu, Senate President, David Mark, represented by Senator Joseph Akaagerger, Chief Jack Tilley Gyado, Chief Barnabas Gemade and Prof. Daniel Saor.
Meanwhile, the state Chief Judge, Mr. Iorhemen Hwande, has charged the 10 newly appointed judges in the state to maintain the integrity of the state judiciary, urging them to avoid any act that would tarnish the good image of the judiciary, pointing out that anyone caught in corrupt practices would be dismissed.
Justice Hwande also urged them to discharge their duties with the fear of God without favour, stressing that there is no disputing the fact that the judiciary is the last hope of the common man and therefore, it should be considered with all that is necessary to function accordingly.
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