AN EXAMINATION OF SOME PROVISIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF CRINUNAL JUSTICE ACT, 2015

The Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015 (hereinafter referred to as the ACJ ACT) became operational on the 14\" of May. 2015 when it was assented to by the then President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. The ACJ Act seeks to. inter alia, address the problem of delay in the criminal justice administration in Nigeria. The Act has repealed the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC). the Criminal Procedure Act (CPA) and the Administration of Justice Commission Act respectively. The aim of the ACJ Act is to abolish the dichotomy that presently exists between the Criminal Procedure Code (applicable to the States in the North) and the Criminal Procedure Act (applicable to the States in the South) by repealing both Acts. It is against this background that this Paper examines some of the provisions of the Nigeria's ACJ Act 2015 with a view to reveal some of the innovations of the Act as well as some inconsistencies therein. The sources of information relied upon in this Paper include relevant Texts, Statutes, Journals Case Law and Internet Materials. The Paper concludes by recommending that the inconsistencies in the Act should be resolved by requisite amendment and that Slates in the Federation should domesticate the ACJ Act 2015 taking into account their peculiar circumstances.