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admin By Oyebola Owolabi
Fellows of the Lateef Jakande Leadership Academy (LJLA) will today launch the ‘Eko Laws Simplifier App’ to educate Lagos residents about laws and give accessibility to all and sundry.
The Academy aims to build skills, awareness, and a nuanced perspective among young people to tackle challenges in various fields including the public sector.
The ‘Eko Laws Simplifier App’ is an initiative of the academy’s 2024 cohort.
The Team Lead, Usman Adeniji, said the App became necessary because many residents had no knowledge of the law and how it impacted their rights and the need to demand good governance.
He said: “Access to laws and legal information is a significant challenge in Lagos State, Nigeria, where approximately 70 per cent of residents have experienced a legal problem in the past year, according to the Ministry of Justice.
“In spite of the importance of laws in governing daily activities, many residents lack access to clear and understandable legal information, with only about 30 per cent having access to legal information. This leads to increased legal problems, over-reliance on informal sources, and a growing workload for the judiciary with over 30,000 cases filed in 2022 alone.
“To address these challenges, it is essential to create a centralised and user-friendly legal resource that provides easy access to laws and legal information.”
Adeniji highlighted some of the benefits of app to residents, saying ‘it is a groundbreaking initiative designed to transform the legal landscape of Lagos State’.
He added: “We are excited to highlight the following advantages for residents, which include easy access to legal information, the Simplifier project provides a centralised and user-friendly platform for Lagos residents to access legal resources, reduces the complexity and difficulty of finding updated laws and legal information.
“Also, improved compliance by providing easy access to understandable legal information, the Simplifier App will facilitate greater compliance with laws and regulations among Lagos residents. This increased compliance can contribute to a more orderly and law-abiding state, and improved understanding of legal concepts.
“The project’s educational content and interactive features help demystify legal language and jargon, making legal information more accessible and understandable for Lagos residents.”
Commissioner for Information and Strategy Gbenga Omotoso, represented by the Senior Special Adviser to the Governor on New Media, Jubril Gawat, said the Eko Laws Simplifier App was one of the laudable initiatives of the Academy, which would bring governance closer to the people.
