Gov Oyebanji appoints Ogunmoye as acting chief judge
Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State has appointed Justice Lekan Ogunmoye as the state’s acting chief judge.
This is contained in a statement signed by the governor’s media aide, Yinka Oyebode, on Tuesday in Ado-Ekiti.
Mr Oyebode said the appointment was in furtherance of the powers conferred on the governor by section 271 (4) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended).
According to him, the appointment of Mr Ogunmoye took effect on November 5.
He said the new justice replaced the former chief judge, John Adeyeye, who died on Monday, November 4 after a brief illness.
Born on November 6, 1963, Mr Ogunmoye was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1987 and was appointed a judge on April 1, 2010.
Mr Oyebanji wished the acting chief judge a successful tenure.
(NAN)
We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.
More from Peoples Gazette
Agriculture
FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology
The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices
Politics
Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku
“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”
States
Three dogs, owner arrested over killing of security man in Lagos
The state police public relations officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, said in a statement on Wednesday that the dogs are already in their custody.
States
Court stops CBN, others from withholding Kano LG funds
The court gave the order following a motion ex-parte filed on November 1 by the chairman of NULGE and five other concerned residents of the state.
World
JUST IN: Donald Trump wins U.S. presidential election
With his election triumph, Mr Trump has become the second president in history to serve non-consecutive terms.
States
Yuletide: FRSC deploys 362 officers for road surveillance in Imo
He also said a tow truck and eight operational vehicles would be deployed for the “special operation”, which would last from November 5 to January 31, 2025.
States
Reps laud pace, quality of work at FIRS headquarters
The House of Representatives Committee on Finance says it is satisfied with the pace and quality of work at the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) permanent site in Abuja
World
Creative sector can showcase Nigeria’s positive image, says Sanwo-Olu
Mr Sanwo-Olu enjoined the practitioners to keep pushing and not give up on taking theatre and the creative sector to higher heights.
