Osun state Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has approved the suspension of Chief Judge, Justice Oyebola Ojo despite a restraining order from the National Industrial Court sitting in Ibadan.
A statement issued by the Governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, Thursday, stated that the governor approved the resolution of the House of Assembly asking the Chief Judge to step aside over the allegation of misconduct.
“The Executive Governor of Osun State, Governor Ademola Adeleke, has approved the resolution of the Osun State House of Assembly asking the Osun State Chief Judge, Adepele Ojo, to step aside the pending investigation of allegations of misconduct, abuse of power, corruption, and disregard for rule of law against her by the House of Assembly,” the statement reads.
The court gave the orders following two separate suits filed by Ojo and Obidiya through their counsel, Oladipo Olasope.
Ojo in a suit number NICN/IB/6123 filed by her counsel, had dragged Adeleke before the court and joined in the matter, Osun State Attorney General, Osun State Judicial Service Commission and the state Accountant General.
The claimant in a motion ex-parte dated November 15, 2023, prayed the court for an order of interim injunction, restraining the defendants from removing, reversing, or terminating her appointment and conditions of service as the Chief Judge of Osun State, “including but not limited to salaries and other pecuniary benefits, pending the determination of the interlocutory application.”
