*Pledges Govt support for judiciary, legislative arms
By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan
Oyo state governor Engr Seyi Makinde on Monday administered Oath of Allegiance and Judicial Oath on the newly-appointed President of the state Customary Court of Appeal, Hon Justice Tajudeen Mohammed Abdulganiyu
Speaking at the event in Ibadan, Gov Makinde said Oyo state government will continue to uplift the justice system in the state and that his administration will continue to be committed to working with and supporting the judiciary and legislative arms as this would help the government to maintain a functional system.
He stressed that his government has in the last five years, had a cordial relationship with the judiciary and that the appointment of Justice Abdulganiyu followed due process and due recommendations without political, religious or ethnic colorations.
“We have just performed the swearing-in ceremony of the President of the Customary Court of Appeal, Oyo State. He is a Muslim. He is also not from Ibadan; he is from Igbeti. But we don’t care here in Oyo State. We follow due process”, he said .
The governor added, ” Here, we do what is right. We don’t look at where you are coming from. The Chief Judge is from Ibadan. The President of the Customary Court of Appeal of Oyo State is from Oke-Ogun. The Deputy Governor is from Oke-Ogun”.
“The emergence of Hon. Justice Abdulganiyu followed due process. He was recommended to the NJC as President of the Customary Court of Appeal and he was duly confirmed. So, we didn’t short-circuit the process”.
Gov Makinde stressed, ” We are keeping with our usual practice. We will give him all the support due to his office and our administration has had a cordial relationship with the Judiciary in the past five years.”
Tasking Justice Abdulganiyu to act judiciously and fairly and to develop the institution to greater expectations, Gov Makinde urged the young people to pursue their dreams and not allow distractions in their journey of life so that they can achieve greatness.
Speaking with journalists after taking his oath, Justice Abdulganiyu promised to promote the customary laws, as they are also enforceable and not inferior to English law
He assured that he would bring the functionality of the Customary Court into more practice, noting that it is an inheritance that must not go into extinction.
The event was graced by the Oyo State Deputy Governor, Barrister Bayo Lawal; Speaker of the Oyo House of Assembly, Rt Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin; Chief Judge of Oyo State, Justice Iyabo Yerima; Secretary to the State Government, Professor Olanike Adeyemo and other top government functionaries.
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