LAGOS NEW LEGAL YEAR PROGRAMME MAY BE SHIFTED
Strong indications emerged at the weekend that the
activities lined up for the New Legal Year programme of the Lagos State
Judiciary may be postponed.
The New Legal Year event had earlier been scheduled to
hold on Monday, September 25, 2017 but it emerged on Friday that the programme
will be shifted.
According to credible sources within the State's
judiciary, the postponement is to allow the Swearing-in of Justice Opeyemi Oke
as the Acting Chief Judge of the State.
The State Government, in a statement issued on Friday
by Mr Habib Aruna, Chief Press Secretary to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, had
announced that Justice Oke would be sworn-in on Monday.
According to the statement, Justice Oke, who is the
most senior judge of the State Judiciary, is to be sworn-in as CJ in acting
capacity following the retirement of outgoing Chief Judge of the State, Justice
Olufunmilayo Atilade who will attain the statutory retirement age on September
24, 2017.
Justice Atilade had on Monday paid a courtesy visit to the Governor at Lagos House to officially announce her retirement from the State’s judiciary.
Justice Atilade had on Monday paid a courtesy visit to the Governor at Lagos House to officially announce her retirement from the State’s judiciary.
LAGOS NEW LEGAL YEAR PROGRAMME MAY BE SHIFTED
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