Governor Seyi Makinde has sworn in the newly-appointed President of the Oyo State Customary Court of Appeal, Justice Tajudeen Mohammed Abdulganiyu.
The swearing-in ceremony took place in the governor’s office in Ibadan, the state capital, on Monday.
Makinde, while speaking, said that the appointment of Justice Abdulganiyu followed due process and due recommendations without political, religious or ethnic colouration.
According to him, Abdulganiyu was recommended to the NJC as President of the Customary Court of Appeal and he was duly confirmed.
“He is a Muslim. He is also not from Ibadan; he is from Igbeti. But we don’t care here in Oyo State. We follow due process. Here, we do what is right. We don’t look at where you are coming from. The Chief Judge is from Ibadan. The President of the Customary Court of Appeal of Oyo State is from Oke Ogun. The Deputy Governor is from Oke Ogun.
“The emergence of Hon. Justice Abdulganiyu followed due process. He was recommended to the NJC as President of the Customary Court of Appeal and he was duly confirmed. So we didn’t short-circuit the process. We are keeping with our usual practice. We will give him all the support due to his office and our administration has had a cordial relationship with the judiciary in the past five years,” he said.
Makinde swears in new president of Oyo Customary Court of Appeal