Dr. Jaja made the call in his two most recent books, which seek to add impetus to the growing recognition of Legislative Drafting within Nigeria’s legal educational system.
Before, his return to Nigeria in the year 2014, Dr. Jaja holds the distinction as the first Nigerian to be conferred by the University of London, a PhD in legislative drafting.
At that time only the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS) offered a Master of Laws (LLM) in Legislative Drafting programme in Nigeria.
Together with a team of staff at the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Abuja, he pioneered in collaboration with the University of Benin another Masters of Legislative Drafting.
The programme commenced in 2014 with Dr. Jaja as the pioneer coordinator, which is now renamed as the Master of Laws (LLM) in Legislative Drafting of the NILDS/University of Benin.
Based on his first-hand knowledge of the academic and professional aspects of Legislative Drafting, Dr. Jaja teamed up with Blessing Ikanyi, a lawyer to write the first treatise on the intersection between legal education and legislative drafting.
“The book makes a recommendation for the teaching of Legislative Drafting courses at both the Faculty of Law of Nigerian universities and at the Nigerian Law School, respectively.
“The treatise is also based on empirical evidence of the current status of legal education and legislation in Nigeria, United Kingdom and the United States of America,” he said, adding that the Director-General of NIALS, Prof. Muhammed Ladan, graciously accepted to write the foreword.
The second book also explores the theme of the application of information communication technology (ICT) in Legislative Drafting.
Again, there is an empirical study/survey within the textbook that serves as a preliminary and justification for the entire research findings.
These two books are a vital addition to the literature on Legislative Drafting that is gaining increasing recognition within the legal profession and legal education in Nigeria.
