Nigeria’s National Judicial Council (NJC) has declined the request by the Osun State governor, Mr. Ademola Adeleke to suspend the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Adepele Ojo.
Director of Information, NJC, Adesoji Oye, said the council would not work with the resolution of the state House of Assembly, which constituted a panel to probe the Chief Judge.
Oye said: “The council considered and declined the request of Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State requesting its permission to swear in the next most senior judge in the state in an acting capacity, following allegations levelled against Honourable Justice Adepele Ojo, Chief Judge, Osun State, and the resolution of the state House of Assembly, to suspend her.
“The council affirmed that Honourable Justice Ojo is still the recognised Chief Judge of Osun State, and would not work on the resolution of the state House of Assembly.”