Dr. Tonye Clinton Jaja

Dr. Tonye Clinton Jaja is our exclusively recommended Legislative Drafting expert in Nigeria on the Advisory Excellence website. If you need assistance in this area, please contact Dr. Tonye directly using the contact details listed above.

Legislative drafting is Dr. Tonye’s core area of expertise. Tonye holds a Master of Laws (LLM) AND PhD in legislative drafting degrees respectively. The PhD degree awarded by the University of London (Institute of Advanced Legal Studies).

Position (s) held:

• Secretary, Association of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners-ALDRAP (since March 2017);
• Editor-In-Chief, International Journal of Legislative Drafting and Law Reform (since January 2012).

Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria, in the middle of the country. The skyline of the city, which was built largely in the 1980s, is dominated by Aso Rock, an enormous monolith. It rises up behind the Presidential Complex, which houses the residence and offices of the Nigerian president in the Three Arms Zone on the eastern edge of the city. Nearby are the National Assembly and the Supreme Court of Nigeria.

Dr. Tonye Clinton Jaja’s paramount objective is to provide legislative drafting, law review and law reform services that meets the needs of his clients.

Legislative Support Services:

The Department of Legislative Support Services is one of the core departments of the Institute and is responsible for discharging the core responsibilities of the Institute and providing legislative assistance to members of the legislature.

The Department is headed by a Director with two divisions headed by Deputy Directors.

The Department of Legislative Support Services has a team of Researchers and Legislative Drafters responsible for providing legislative services to the National Assembly, State Houses of Assemblies and ECOWAS Parliament.

Firm Overview:

Association of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners (ALDRAP) is a non-governmental organisation incorporated in the year 2017.

ALDRAP is a professional association of lawyers and other professionals whose work involve drafting and advocacy for enactment of legislation by legislatures.