Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Justice

Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Justice
Ministry overview
JurisdictionGovernment of Akwa Ibom State
HeadquartersIdongesit Nkanga Secretariat
Ministry executive

The Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Justice is the Nigerian state government ministry, concerned with the administration of justice.[1] The Ministry is under the coordination of the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, who is often assisted by the Solicitor-General and Permanent Secretary.[2]

Leadership

The Commissioner is in charge of overseeing the daily activities of the Ministry. The current commissioner of health appointed by Governor Umo Eno in 2025 is Uko Essien Udom, SAN. [3][4]

The Permanent Secretary supports the general policies and priorities of the government which operates within the context of the management practices and procedures created for the government as a whole.

Directorate

Department of Public Prosecution

Department of Civil Litigations

Department of Legal Drafting

Sexual and Gender Based Violence Response Department

Department of Estate Administration

Department of planning, Research and Statistics

Department of Administration and Supplies

Department of Finance and Account

Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution (CADR)

A Law Reform Commission.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Government, Akwa Ibom State. "The Akwa Ibom State Judiciary". akwaibomstate.gov.ng. Archived from the original on 2017-02-26. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  2. ^ The Laws of Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria: In Force on the 31st Day of December, 2000. Millhaus Publishing. 2000-01-01.
  3. ^ Nwafor (2025-02-25). "Gov Eno swears in 25 commissioners, 2 SAs into new cabinet". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2025-12-02.
  4. ^ Ukpong, Cletus (2025-02-25). "New Cabinet: Eno assigns portfolios, moves ex-finance commissioner to new ministry". Premium Times. ISSN 2360-7688. Retrieved 2025-12-02.
  5. ^ "Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Justice (AKS-MOJ)". aksmojcasemgt.org. Retrieved 2025-12-02.