A bill for an Act to alter the provisions of 1999 constitution (as amended ) to introduce the office of the Attorney General of the Federation distinct and separate from the Minister of Justice has scaled second reading in the House of Representatives.
The sponsor of the bill is a former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Borno state.
He says there is the need to insulate the office of the Attorney General from politics at state and national levels
The bill is now before the ad hoc committee on constitution amendment for further legislative action.
