Governance

Chief Judge: Governor Adeleke only acted according to the law – Commissioner

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By Funmi Ojo

Osun State Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General, Mr. Wole Jimi-Bada has cleared Governor Ademola Adeleke of involvement in the stepping aside of Mrs. Adepele-Ojo, which was predicated on a petition that prompted her being asked to step aside from office.

In a statement, the commissioner narrated that a strongly-worded petition was sent to the State Judicial Service Commission and the Osun State House of Assembly, OSHA, which led to the hearing and eventual resolution of the assembly to ask the Chief Judge to step aside.

The House further launched an investigation into the allegation contained in the said petition and even summoned the Chief Judge to appear before its investigative committee.

As part of its investigation, the House passed a resolution recommending that the governor ask the Chief Judge to step aside and appoint an acting Chief Judge pending the outcome of the investigation by the House of Assembly and the National Judicial Council, NJC, to which the matter has been referred.

According to the commissioner, Governor Adeleke only acted to ensure that there was no vacuum and no tampering with potential evidence while the investigation lasted by appointing an acting Chief Judge as a temporary measure.

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Governance

Osun Governor Suspends Chief Judge Despite Subsisting Court Order

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By Adenitan Akinola

Notwithstanding the order of the National Industrial Court, Ibadan Division, the Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has suspended the state Chief Judge, Justice Oyebola Adepele-Ojo.

Consequently, the governor has appointed Justice Olayinka Afolabi as acting Chief Judge of the state.

According to a statement by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the appointment is consequent upon the approval of the Resolution of the House of Assembly asking Justice Adepele-Ojo to step aside. 

It reads, “Governor Ademola Adeleke has appointed Justice Olayinka David Afolabi as the acting Chief Judge of Osun State with immediate effect following the approval of the resolution of the House of Assembly.” 

The new acting Chief Judge will be sworn in on Friday.

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Judiciary

NIC Grants Restraining Order against Osun Governor

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By Adenitan Akinola

The National Industrial Court, NIC, sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State has granted an interim order restraining the Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke from removing the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Oyebola Adepele-Ojo from office pending the determination of the interim application.

The order followed a motion ex parte filed by the counsel to the Chief Judge, Mr Olusupo Ojo, SAN, seeking an injunction to further restrain the governor from terminating the appointment and conditions of service of the applicant. 

In the order signed by the presiding judge, Justice Dele Peters, the court also the Fourth defendant, the Accountant General of Osun State to continue to pay the salary, entitlements, emoluments and other benefits and monies the applicant was entitled to as the Chief Judge of the state.

Justice Dele Peters further remarked that, taking cognizance of the gender of the applicant as a wife, a mother and grandmother, the governor as the Chief Security Officer of the state is ordered to ensure adequate security of the Chief Judge against harassment from any quarters pending the determination of the originating summons.

“Finally, it is directed that the 2nd Defendant as the Chief Law Officer of Osun State will appropriately advise the defendants in general and the first defendant in particular on the imperative of complying fully with the orders of this Court”.

The matter was adjourned to the 12th of December for the hearing of the pending motion.

It would be recalled that on Tuesday, 15th of November, the Coalition of Civil Society Organisations in Osun State held a press conference warming the state governor against the undue interference with the judiciary and the purported plot to remove the Chief Judge.

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Education

Spread Message Of Love, Not Rumours – NYSC DG

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Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim wants corps members to use the Social Media to promote the scheme and Nigeria, rather than peddling rumours, spreading hate speech and promoting views that are inimical to the unity and development of Nigeria.

The admonition is contained in his address to the swearing-in ceremony of participants in the Batch C, stream 1 Orientation exercise at the permanent orientation camp in Ede, Osun state.

In the address presented by the Osun state Coordinator of the NYSC, Mrs Shokpeka Winifred, the Director General reminded the corps members that as ambassadors of the scheme and that of Nigeria, they had an obligation to project the country, promote her unity in diversity and her social economic growth.

Brigadier General Ibrahim explained that in the last few years, the scheme had undergone paradigm shift putting into cognizance the economic reality of the country and security of the global community, hence participants were being equipped with self defense skills and entrepreneurial programme.

In her opening remark, the Osun State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Mrs Shokpeka Winifred said more than before, the scheme has designed mechanism to further encourage young people to love themselves and used the communication gadgets such as mobile telephones to spread the message of love and oneness, saying that remains the most important at this period in Nigeria.

Mrs Winifred urged the participants to commit themselves to the tenets of national integration and unity, shun all religious intolerance or ethic bigotry and learn to respect one another differences.

She said the regimented orientation course was to instill discipline in the corps, expose them to the ideal of the scheme as well to equip them to effect the needed changes in the people of their host communities.

The Chief Judge of Osun state, Justice Oyebola Adepele-Ojo administered oath allegiance on the corps

Of the one thousand six hundred and fifty corps members posted to Osun state, one thousand five hundred and thirty four, including seven hundred and seventy six males and seven hundred and seventy eight females were sworn-in to participate in the 2021 Batch C stream 1 Orientation Course in Osun State.

Adenitan Akinola