Correctional Centres: Federal Government Sets Target On De-Congestion - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 24, 2019
The Federal Government has restated its commitment todecongesting all the Correctional Centres across the country.
The Minister of Interior, Ra’uf Aregbesola announced this atthe Joint Public Hearing on the 2020 Federal Government Budget, organised bythe Appropriation Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives.
Aregbesola said the purpose of setting up such centres bythe federal government was to rehabilitate, reform and reintegrate inmates intothe society.
Director Press and Public Relations, of the Ministry ofInterior, Mohammed Manga, made this known in a statement in Abuja.
According to him, the De-congestion Committee set up by thefederal government is working with the Attorney-General of the Federation,State Governments, the Judiciary and other relevant stakeholders in the Justicesector.
On his part, the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan said thetwo-day joint hearing on the 2020 Appropriation was to get public views andinputs before the passage of the budget in December.