Oyo Governor Hosts CJN, Reinstates Commitment To Judicial Independence
Engineer Seyi Makinde, the governor of Oyo State, has declared that his administration will continue to push for greater judicial independence in the state.
This, he made at a welcome for Honourable Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, the Chief Justice of Nigeria.
The governor claimed that his administration has established the conditions necessary for the judicial branch of government to uphold its constitutional duties because it recognized the role it plays as a source of hope for the average person.
The event, held at the Manhattan Hall, Eleyele Road, Jericho, Ibadan, had in attendance four other state Governors, Justices of the Supreme Court, Oyo State Judiciary, top Lawyers, and other eminent dignitaries; Governor Makinde expressed delight at the fact that the State produced Nigeria’s Number 5 Citizen.
He also noted that it was the first time in Nigeria’s history that the Chief Justice of Nigeria will emerge from Oyo State and that the development had brought about a number of precedent-setting accomplishments for the state.
“I like to specially recognise my brothers – Governors Nyesom Wike of Rivers State; Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia State); Samuel Ortom (Benue State) and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu State).
When my Lord, Justice Amina Augie JScwas talking, she said ‘our own Justice Kayode Ariwoola, but more of their own.’ So, the CJN belongs to everybody and to nobody.
The Judiciary will be allowed to continue to carry out its constitutional responsibilities.”
Justice Ariwoola, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, thanked Governor Makinde for honoring him in his remarks and vowed to live up to Nigerians’ aspirations.
Justice Ariwoola admonished both politicians and the court to leave politics to each in equal proportion so that the judiciary could carry out its duties.
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