Safety Regulation Key For Effective Judiciary – Lagos Attorney General

Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Moyosore Onigbanjo, has said that actualization of safety regulation is a key component for an effective judiciary that will make Lagos safer for everyone.

He spoke on Thursday at a Safety advocacy programme in Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.

The programme, with the theme ” Actualisation of Safety Laws and Regulations in Lagos State”, was packaged by the Lagos State Safety Commission.

Onigbanjo, who was represented at the event by the Director of Public Prosecution, Ministry of Justice, Jide Martins, maintained that with safety regulation in place, it would enable Lagos State lift her head proudly among other global economies of the world.

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He said the state had had enough accidents that could have been averted if adequate judicial infrastructure that handled safety cases and emphasised the need for public compliance across board, was put in place.

“With the regulations, there is no doubt that it would enable Lagos State to lift her head proudly among other global economies of the World because adequate judicial infrastructure that handle safety cases and emphasize the need for public compliance across board, from building collapse, to fire breakouts, to workers being killed on the job,” he said.

Lanre Mojola, Director-General, Lagos State Safety Commission, stated that safety regulation was critical to the success of safety in Lagos State, hence the establishment of the agency to ensure the safety of lives and property across the state.

“Our vision at Lagos State Safety Commission is among others ensuring that “no-one gets injured or ill in line of duty irrespective of the sector or organization you work in. From the highway street sweepers to the equipment operators in the manufacturing sector to the artisans on our construction sites to the market women and men across the state to the thousands of people employed in the corporate and services sector,” Mojola said

He noted that actualising safety laws and regulations in Lagos State topped the agency’s agenda as it approached a new decade.