Aregbesola Wants CJ To Promote Justice

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State, has charged the new Acting Chief Judge of the state, Justice (Mrs.) Adebola Adepele Ojo, to promote substantive justice at all times. Speaking yesterday at the swearing-in of the judge in Osogbo, Aregbesola said what people seek to do through the courts is to be in harmony with these universal rules adding that the quest for justice is the central pursuit of every man the world over.

He noted that if any place is peaceful and progressive, it is the enthronement of justice that goes unhindered in that environment, charging the judge to let justice roll down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.

The governor regretted that some judges have violated their oath to their peril adding that records have shown that those who took their oath with levity have done so to their regret.

His words: “The judge, under oath, has pledged an affirmation of oneness with the universe in the pursuit of the universal purpose.

“With this oath, we expect the judge therefore to deliver justice, untainted and without inducement, in satisfaction of the universal purpose, in accordance with the laws of the land.

“It is a universal principle, and scientifically established, that the amount of peace, tranquility and prosperity in a place is directly proportional to the justice obtained in that society,” Aregbesola submitted.

Aregbesola averred that one of the primary reasons why there are so many problems in the country hinges on the absence of justice.

He noted that every citizen has a role to play in the administration of justice and so everybody must fervently work for the enthronement of justice wherever they are.

He added that the need to promote justice is very paramount to his administration because he is a direct beneficiary of justice in its undiluted form.

Aregbesola described Justice Ojo as God-fearing judge, who has paid her dues in the state’s judiciary, saying he has no doubt that she will discharge her duties creditably well and promote justice in the land.

The new Acting Chief Judge, in her response, pledged to do all within her capacity to dispense justice in the state at all time.