The Government had decided to enhance and strengthen the role mandate and capacity of Institutions charged with representing the Central Government, Independent departments, executive, agencies and local government authority in courts of law, arbitration tribunals in any suits or case of ordinary civil human rights or constitutional nature to which the central government , independent agency or local government is party or has interest.

It is from this premises, the Government via office of the Solicitor-General ( Establishment) order, 2018 ( Government notice No 50 of 2018 ) re-established the Office of the Solicitor General with the objectives to :-

• (i)Enhance and Strengthen the Government ability to litigate civil cases including human rights and constitutional matters in courts of law and undertake arbitral proceedings in tribunals.
• (ii)Enhance effective Supervision cases in court of law including human rights and constitutional matters and;
• (iii)Carry out the general coordination of the conduct of civil litigation and arbitration proceedings on behalf of the Central Government, Executive, agencies and local government authorities.
• (iv)The establishment of this office responds to the mind and direction of separating the role of appointment, disciplinary and supervision of officers and other staff within the office of the Solicitor- General in the day to day discharge of duties and perfomance of functions by the Attorney General.