Welcome to Delta State Ministry of Justice
The Delta State Ministry of Justice is a statutory and service-oriented ministry which is crucial to the formulation of formidable legal instruments to drive the agenda and vision of the state government. The Ministry is saddled with the responsibility of advising the State in all legal matters. To promote and enhance justice for all, the rule of law, maintenance of law and order, the protection of citizens’ rights, good governance and overall stability of the state.
The Chief Law Officer in the Ministry of Justice, is the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice. Next is the Solicitor General and Permanent Secretary, who serves as the Ministry’s Chief Accounting Officer. The Ministry consists of eighteen (18) departments/units and twelve (12) zonal offices across the state which are dedicated to meeting the state’s legal needs, and geared towards addressing the needs and interest of the people of Delta State. This site is featured to allow easy accessibility to the services that the Ministry provides and the best way to utilize our services.
Our Role
To render legal advice to Government Ministries Department and Agencies (MDAs). Drafting Bills and regulations. Drafting and vetting of Contractual Agreements and memorandum of understanding between the government and its contractors, international Agencies, and Multinational Corporations. Handling litigations by or against the government in all civil and Criminal matters. Performing functions of Administrator General and Public Trustee. Law Reporting, Review, Research and Publication.
Objective
To establish a Public legal service hub that prioritizes integrity, innovation, and merit, promotes the rule of law, and ensures access to justice for all.
Frequently Ask Questions
How Do I File a Complaint
Complaints are made by way of written petition to the Ministry of Justice addressed to the Honourable Attorney General & Commissioner for Justice Delta State; stating the substance of the complaint in details accompanied by relevant document(s) of the wrong complained of. Such petitions are submitted at the Registry of the Ministry of Justice headquarters.
How does the state prosecute?
Where the Attorney General’s legal advice through the office of the Director of Public Prosecution, states that the evidence discloses a prima facie case against a defendant(s), the Attorney-General files and serves or direct the filing and service of a charge or information in accordance with the relevant law at the appropriate court that has jurisdiction to entertain the matter.
Are Petitions filed at local courts?
Any Petition to the office of the Honourable Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice is not filed in courts but should be submitted at the Registry of the Ministry of Justice headquarters.
Meet Our Leaders
At the Delta State Ministry of Justice, we are privileged to have exceptional leaders who guide our efforts in upholding justice, protecting the rule of law, and promoting a fair and inclusive legal system.
Attorney General
Ekemejero Ohwovoriole, SAN
Honourable Attorney-General & Commissioner for Justice in Delta State. He is a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators (NICARB) and a member of various organizations including the International Bar Association (IBA), the Business Recovery and Insolvency Practitioners Association of Nigeria (BRIPAN), the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN), and the NBA Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL). Additionally, he is a member of the Nigerian Norwegian Chamber of Commerce and the Asaba Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ASACCIMA).
Omamuzo Erebe MCArb.
A legal practitioner with a history of practice in Alternative Dispute Resolution, (Negotiation, Mediation, Arbitration), skilled in Legal Drafting and Criminal Law. Graduated from the University of Benin and the Nigeria Law School, Lagos.
Meet The Team
Benjamin ijeoma Adigwe
Director Law Research, Reporting, Review and Publication
Mrs C Eronmwon
Director/Zonal Coordinator
Director Administration of Criminal Justice Unit
Mr Sunday Ozuluonye, Monye
Mr I.G Eze Owenz
Director Advisory Services
E.U Edomwonyi
Director, Office of the Public Defender
Mr Charles Ogbogu Agbagwu
Director of Appeals Unit
Mrs. Akamagwuna Uche
Director, Sexual Offences, Domestic Violence and Childs’ Rights Unit.
Mr Anthony Orhorhoro
Head of Advisory Council on the Prerogative of Mercy
Mrs. Juliet Evuohwo Ojefia MCArb.
Director of Peoples Rights
Miss Paulette Popo MCArb.
Mrs Nwanze Ijeoma
Anti-Human Trafficking Unit
Mr Pellen Joseph Ezeana Ejiofor
Head of Restorative Justice Unit
Director of Planning, Research and Statistics
Mrs Ifeanyi Irhue
Mr Onoriode Etatsemi
Public Relations Officer
Mr. Adam’s Nelson
Internal Auditor
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