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Thursday, October 7th, 2004 HOME | Previous Page Oyo inaugurates panel to probe former chief judge By Sola Shittu, Reporter, Ibadan   A probe panel to look into petitions against the former Chief Judge of Oyo State, Justice Isaiah Olakanmi, was on Wednesday sworn in by the Oyo State Governor, Alhaji Rashidi Ladoja. The panel was inaugurated, less than 24 hours after Ladoja sacked the former chief judge and swore in Justice Ruth Gbemisola Oyetunde as the acting chief judge. Ladoja said he was  shocked by the spate of petitions against Olakanmi and the chief registrar of Oyo State, and had to invite retired former chief judge, Lambe Olajire Aransi to chair the judicial commission of inquiry to look into the allegations of financial improprieties and mal-administration against the erstwhile chief judge and registrar. “You know people in their position are expected to be above all reproach, but there was a petition in July 2004 and another one signed by all the judges except the chief judge in September. We want to lay all these to rest, so this is the reason why we have to set up this panel”, he said. The governor declared that he was not out to witch-hunt anybody, and expressed his belief in the separation of powers in a democratic system. “I believe the legislature should be left to do its own work and the judiciary too should be independent like us the executive. The good of the people must be paramount in our mind and the judiciary as the last hope of the people must be seen to always be above board”, said Ladoja. Ladoja told the gathering in the Executive Council Chamber, Governor’s Office, venue of the ceremony that his office was  inundated with series of petitions against the leadership of the Oyo State judiciary, many of them from highly credible sources who are bold enough to indicate their identities.  The terms of reference for the commission include: to look into, enquire and investigate the allegations against the office of the chief judge of Oyo State and the chief registrar of State High Court as contained in the petition dated July 2004.       Copyright� 2004. All Rights Reserved. Independent Newspapers Limited Block5, Plot 7D, Wempco Road, Ogba, P.M.B. 21777, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria. www.independentng.com e-mail: [email protected] Designed By Powered By DNet.

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