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Sanwo-Olu identifies effective judicial system, others as priorities

By Idowu Abdullahi,

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has assured that he would have achieved more in building a strong, formidable and effective judiciary among other areas of development listed as his priority by end of his tenure in 2023.

He explained that his administration would use the remaining years in office to improve his priorities agenda, including raising the bar of legal practice in line with global standards and enhance productivity that would cement his campaign promise of achieving the megacity status.

The Governor noted that his priority mandates were already reflected in his administration’s T.H.E.M.E.S agenda, adding that no arm of government in the state would be deprived of requisite tools to perform its statutory duties.

Sanwo-Olu who made the pledge at the Ikeja High Court while handing over 51 Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) and eight houses to judges of the State High Court, on Wednesday, said that there would be no good governance and development without a formidable judiciary, adding that the executive arm under his leadership would be a dependable partner of the judicial arm.  

 

“In handing over these 51 vehicles to our judges and eight houses to the newly appointed judges of the state High Court, we are ensuring that our judiciary has all it takes to seamlessly perform its duties as the bastion of the common man. We cherish the work you do; we thank you for justifying the confidence reposed in you; we appreciate you for being independent umpires even when the stakes are high.
“The judiciary is the bedrock of our society, and our judges need all the support they can get to effectively perform their duties. In line with this, we have devised a thorough process to overhaul our judiciary in such a way that justice is dispensed without fear or favour.
“There will be no dividends of democracy for the people if there is no active, independent, impartial, and incorruptible judiciary. We will continue to provide the necessary training and infrastructure required to ensure that the integrity of the judiciary is not eroded.”
Sanwo-Olu while stressing that his government would not evade its responsibility to create conducive ambiance for the judicial staff to engage their duties, enjoined the judicial officers to deepen the rule of law and accelerate justice administration without compromising its independence.
“I urge members of the judiciary to co-operate with the executive arm and show highest form of dedication to your statutory duties. We must not forget the important role the judiciary has to play in building a just and unified society. Our success as a government is highly dependent on our ability to entrench the rule of law through continuous collaboration with the judiciary.
“In maintaining your independence, our judges must not forget that their contribution is pertinent to the achievement of our administration’s T.H.E.M.E.S agenda. I am confident that under the Hon. Justice Kazeem Alogba-led judiciary, our people are assured of innovative judicial reforms in our state.”
The Chief Judge, Justice Kazeem Alogba, described the event as “double grace” for members of the judicial arm in the State, noting that the magnanimity of the Sanwo-Olu-led executive was unprecedented in the annals of Lagos’ judiciary.
“The kind of support which the judiciary has received from the Government of Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu is unprecedented and today’s event is historic because it is a double grace for our members. It is the first time a Governor will be giving out vehicles to judges and accompanying the gesture with gift of houses.
“It takes a man with a large heart to be committed to satisfying the needs of an arm of Government he is not leading. Since inception of his administration, Mr. Governor has been swift in responding to our requests and this gesture shows he is committed to improving administration of justice in Lagos,” he said.

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