Fayemi inaugurates new Ekiti High Court Complex – TheNigerialawyer

Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State and the Chief Judge,
Justice Ayodeji Daramola, during the week, dedicated the new Ekiti
High Court Complex, named after a former Chief Judge of the State,
Justice Ademola Ajakaiye.

The complex, commissioned by former Governor Ayo Fayose in May
2018, could not be put to use by the Judiciary because of some
structural defects.

Governor Fayemi, however, promised to construct an annex which
would cater for the deficiencies, including a library facility that
is missing in the new structure.

“This court has an interesting history because man proposes God
disposes of. I recall during that first missionary journey, there
was an elaborate plan for a High court building and the Chief
Judge, his brother and sister judges, as well as members of my
administration, extensively debated the proposed complex.

“The most important thing is that the building is ready and we
must commend our past governor and his government for putting this
edifice up for the State Judiciary.

Now that the building is there and ready for use, I know that we
certainly do not have seven judges in Ekiti. We have at the moment
eleven. I believe in the course of our administration, we shall
attend to these additional requirements by God’s grace.

What is important is to ensure that the ordinary citizens in our
state don’t have problems accessing justice both in the physical
structure and the capacity of our judicial officers to dispense
justice”, the governor said.

In his dedication speech, the Chief Judge, Justice Daramola
explained that the Judiciary was confronted with a lot of
challenges which prevented it from making use of the complex since
it was commissioned by Fayose last year.

The Chief Judge added that he did not hate the former governor
for publicly saying that the High Court complex was “a hybrid of
absurdity” but he spoke the truth because he knew that the
structure could not “properly and comfortably function as
courthouse as it was not designed for that purpose nor was it
designed for administrative purposes.”

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Finally, Kwara Gov appoints Chief of Staff, SSG,
CPS

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has made his first
appointments, comprising the Chief of Staff (CoS), Secretary to the
State Government (SSG) and Chief Press Secretary (CPS).

A statement by the Deputy Chief Press Secretary Agboola D
Olarewaju said the appointees are Aminu Adisa Logun (CoS); Mamman
Saba Jibril (SSG); and Rafiu Ajakaye (CPS).

Logun is a pioneer industrialist in Ilorin and an alumnus of the
National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) Kuru,
Jos.

He hails from Ilorin, the state capital.

Logun was the chairman of the 80-member Kwara State Transition
Committee appointed by AbdulRazaq.

An alumnus of Barewa College, Zaria, Logun attended King’s
College, Lagos; had a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering
from Loughborough University of Technology; and a Master’s of
Science (M.Sc.) from Birmingham University, both in the United
Kingdom.

He worked at various times in Lever Brothers, Port Sunlight, UK;
Cerekem Arhus, Denmark; North Brewery Limited Kano; Ajaokuta Steel
Company; and Nigeria Iron Ore Mining Company, Itakpe. He was also a
General Manager at the New Nigeria Development Company.

Jibril, who hails from Dumagi in Kwara North, was head of the
Geography Department at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna,
where he still teaches

He has a Bachelor’s degree in Geography, Master’s of Science
(M.Sc.) in Geography and Planning, and PhD in Geography. He
specialises in Remote Sensing Applications).

Jibril is a member of the Association of Nigeria Geographers and
Cartographic Association of Nigeria.

He has published several articles in local and foreign
journals.

Ajakaye holds a Bachelor of Arts in History and International
Studies and is studying for a Master’s degree (M.A.) in History and
Diplomacy, both from the Lagos State University (LASU).

He hails from Alabe in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara
State.

He was until his appointment the Nigerian correspondent for
Anadolu Agency, Turkish semi-official news medium and world’s fifth
largest news agency.

Ajakaye has reported for various local and international news
media. He has 15 years experience in active journalism as a
politics and development journalist.

He worked at the Daily Independent where he was at various times
a Trainee Reporter, Reporter, Senior Reporter, Acting News Editor
for the weekend titles and Foreign Editor for the newspaper. He had
also worked on the Politics Desk of the paper, and was the
coordinator of its Development page for years.

He has also contributed articles to various international news
platforms. He has vast experience in election reporting in and
outside of Nigeria.

While Ajakaye’s appointment appeals to AbdulRazaq’s oft-stated
belief in empowering qualified young people to achieve their
potentials, his CoS and SSG picks speak to his determination to run
an efficient and knowledge-based administration.

Signed:
Agboola D Olarewaju
Deputy Chief Press Secretary, Kwara State