Ekiti State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Wale Fapohunda, says Governor Kayode Fayemi has approved the translation of laws in the state from English into Yoruba.
Fapohunda named the bill for the establishment of the Amotekun Corps and Ekiti State Security Network Agency passed into law on Friday by the House of Assembly among the laws to be translated.
The AG said in a statement on Wednesday, “The Ekiti State Security Network Agency Bill affects the everyday life of the people of Ekiti State, especially those in rural communities.
“It therefore follows that this is one legislation that our people need to understand.”
According to Fapohunda, some of the laws that will be translated immediately include the Sustainable Development Goals Law, Ekiti State 2019; Ekiti State Property Protection (Anti-Land Grabbing) Law 2019; Ekiti State Gender Based Violence (Prohibition) Law 2019, and Ekiti State (Transition) Law 2019.
He said, “There are many qualified academics at the Ekiti State University, who are specialised in Yoruba language. We will work with them.”
Fapohunda also said some of the policy documents of the ministry like the Ekiti State Charter for Victims of Crime, Directive on Non-discontinuance of Criminal Matters, Additional Measures in Aid of Prosecution of Sexual Violence would be translated into Yoruba.
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