Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has sworn in a new Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in the state.
The new helmsman is Mr. Oluwasina Ogungbade.
Governor Abiodun, however, charged Mr. Ogungbade to provide the right leadership and also come up with innovative ways of improving on the administration of justice in the state.
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The governor made this call in his office after swearing the Attorney-General designate as a member of the State Executive Council.
“l will urge you to provide the right kind of leadership for the Ministry of Justice and come up with innovative ways of improving the delivery and administration of justice in our dear state.
“Let me quick to inform you that there is little or no time for settling down. You have to roll up your sleeves to commence work immediately,” Governor Abiodun told the new AG.
The governor maintained that Ogungabde has the requisite skills as a solicitor and advocate but he needed more than “intellectual endowments to drive the process as a decorated legal draftsman and well-grounded solicitor in a manner that will ensure a better future for all the good people, investors and those who paths might cross Ogun State through your office in collaboration with other Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs)”.
He reminded the new Attorney-General that the state is a trail-blazing State in Law, having produced more Senior Advocates in the country than “many other States combined; we have produced everything possible in the practice of Law, First Lawyer, First and Second Senior Advocates of Nigeria, First Female Senior Advocate, First Indigenous High Court Judge, First Indigenous Chief Justice of Nigeria and a Court of the International Justice at the Hague”
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Governor Abiodun stated that the Ministry of Justice was vital towards the attainment of the vision of his administration to create an enabling environment for Public Private Sector Partnership, added that he would continue to do all he can to support the Judiciary.
The governor, who also noted that his administration would continue to support other arms of government, added that his administration would continue to uphold the principles of separation of powers.
He continued, “I agree that you have established yourself in private practice, like most of us in this Administration, but I must also let you know that I do not envy your role here.
“It is a different ball game in the public sector. Your position, going forward, puts you at a very challenging threshold, and if you like call it crossroads, in our quest to have a virile, disciplined, morally upright, peaceful and secured society, built on inclusiveness, accountability, fairness, equity, transparency, justice, and, obedience to rule of law. You are now a professional in politics”, the governor said.
