The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, on Saturday said he received and treated 18,388 mails from January 3 to December 24, 2021, which is one week to new year.
His Special Assistant (Media and Public Relations), Dr. Umar Gwandu, said this in a statement issued in Abuja.
According to him, the number of mails treated increased in year 2022 by 4,661 from last year’s mails, which were 13,772.
Gwandu said, “A point of interest associated with the volumes of the mails treated is the fact that in addition to the quantum, enormity of the mails received and treated, the opinions, decisions and actions of the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice arising from the mails have translated into major policy impact on the position of Federal Government relating to Justice sector reform, security, economy and the fight against corruption, among others, in the country.
“A breakdown showed that in the first quarter, Malami treated a total number of 1,317 from various Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Government, 1,687 mails received from law firms, 1,516 mails from private individuals while a total number of 391 mails were received from civil society organisations, making a total of 4,911 mails treated from January to March 2021.
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“In the second quarter, several MDAs of government sent 1,336 mails to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, 416 mails were received from numerous law firms, 1,652 mails from different private individuals and 268 mails from CSOs totalling 3,672 mails received from April to June.’’
