Akeredolu tasks CCA President on  justice dispensation

By Adekola Afolabi
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Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has charged the new President of the Customary Court of Appeal in the state, Justice Eunice Aderonke Alade, to ensure effective justice dispensation.

He gave the charge while administering the Oath of office and Allegiance on  Justice  Alade.

The Governor described the event as the last in a long process set out by the 1999 Constitution (as Amended) for the appointment of a judicial officer and particularly, a Head of Court.

Governor Akeredolu charged the new President to ensure that only trained persons are  in charge of the Customary Courts, so as to ensure effective dispensation of Justice

He also called on the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) in the state to encourage lawyers to preside over the Customary Courts.

Arakunrin Akeredolu noted that the state Customary Court of Appeal was created principally to preserve the cherished culture and traditions of the people by resolving disputes in accordance with their customs.

As an Appellate Court and supervising authority on the Customary Courts, Akeredolu stressed that an onerous duty is placed on the shoulders of the Judges, and indeed, the President to ensure that only true and undiluted justice is served to the people who are mostly the ordinary citizens of the society.

The Governor charged the new Customary Appeal Court President to see her new position as a privilege to serve the people with all diligence, adding that Justice is rooted in confidence and the essence of justice must not be lost in the complicated and legalistic application of practice and procedures that brings  unfulfilled justice.

He also called on the new President to always co-operate with the  Chief Judge of the state,  to move the judiciary forward, saying that the Judicial cannot afford distractions .

Akeredolu said “It would be recalled that at the outset of our administration, we made a deliberate effort to build and, where already existing, sustain enduring institutions in all facets of government, including the justice sector.

“Let me reiterate the state government’s desire to continue in the provision of the enabling environment required for justice to thrive in Ondo State.”

The President of the Customary Court appreciated the state government and assured that she would work with the Chief Judge  to move the state forward

The occasion had in attendance, legal luminaries, members of the state executive and Legislature, State APC chairman, Ade Adetimehin and royal fathers, including the Déjì of Akure, Oba Ogunlade Aladetoyinbo Aladelusi