Abia State has established Integrated Information Communication Technology- ICT Work Station to speed up the process of justice dispensation in the state.
Speaking during the inauguration of the work station at the Ministry of Justice headquarters Umuahia, Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General of the state, Mr Ikechukwu Uwanna, said the project marked a major breakthrough in justice administration in the state.
He said that before the Gov. Alex Otti-led administration came on board, laws of Abia State had been scattered in different places and difficult to locate, hence the decision of the Governor to change the narrative.
The Commissioner who regretted that the laws of Abia State were last updated in 2005, explained that the digitalisation of the state laws would make it easy for any law of the state to be accessed.
” Upon assumption of office as Attorney General, I found out that the laws of the state were last updated in 2005. We have our laws scattered everywhere. So, having access to them was very difficult. I kept running around trying to find where to locate each law. So, we tried to locate a law App provider to help us digitalise our laws, and I’m glad the dream has come true.”
The Commissioner further said that the centre would help protect the confidentiality of sensitive Government legal documents which the Ministry had hitherto, produced at business centres.
He further noted that the innovation was in line with the e-governace mantra of the Otti-led administration.
” What motivated me is that Gov. Otti wants things done the right way. We are talking of e-governace and the Ministry of Justice will take the lead. This is part of the dream to digitalise governance in the spirit of new Abia.
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