The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has approved the appointment of Justice Adebisi Femi‑Segun as Acting President of the State Customary Court of Appeal. In the same decision, the governor also approved the appointment of eight new judges to the state judiciary. Chief Press Secretary Kunle Somorin disclosed the appointments in a statement released on Sunday in Abeokuta, noting that the new judges were selected on the basis of their seniority, competence and track records.
Somorin explained that the appointment of the Acting President of the Customary Court of Appeal is made pursuant to section 281(4) of the 1999 Constitution. The acting president, together with the eight newly appointed judges, will be sworn in on Monday. The appointments follow the recommendation of the National Judiciary Commission at its 100th meeting on 18 January 2023 and comply with Section 271(2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended).
The swearing‑in ceremony, scheduled for 12 June at the Cultural Centre in Abeokuta, will include several senior officials: Chief Registrar of the High Court of Justice, Ogun State, Oluwafunke Odubanjo, Esq; Chief Magistrate, Ogun State Judiciary, Awofeso Babatunde; Deputy Chief Registrar of the High Court of Justice, Ogun State, Adelaja Ireti; Solicitor‑General and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Ogun State, Adebayo Adedapo; and Secretary of the Judiciary Service Commission, Ogun State, Basirat Adebowale. Also to be sworn in are private lawyers Ayodele Omoniyi of Ilaro, Sunday Adeniyi of Lagos, and Abimbola Shokunbi, also of Lagos.
“The appointment of the judges is part of the administration’s efforts to reposition the state judicial system for more effective, efficient and quick dispensation of justice across the state,” the statement concluded.
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