Group wants ministerial post for Osun judge

The Civil Societies Coalition for the Emancipation of Osun State has recommended Justice Folahanmi Oloyede of Osun State Judiciary to President Muhammadu Buhari for appointment as one of the judges for the proposed special court to handle corruption cases.

The Chairman of the group, Mr. Adeniyi Sulaiman, said this in a statement made available to our correspondent in Osogbo on Sunday.

The group said Oloyede, who wrote a petition asking the House of Assembly to impeach Governor Rauf Aregbesola based on allegations of corruption, was a bold and honest judge who they said was qualified to head such a court.

Sulaiman stated that any judge, who would be appointed to man such a court, should be a person of impeccable character and must be bold and courageous to discharge his/her duties without fear or favour.

The statement read, “It is now clear that most of the judicial officers in the land have soiled their hands in one corrupt practice or the other, failing integrity test conducted by the security agents.

“We want to use this opportunity to recommend the courageous serving Judge of the Osun State High Court, Justice Olamide Folahanmi Oloyede, to be appointed as one of the judges to man the proposed Anti-Corruption Specialised Court, which will try the looters of the nation’s treasury.

“We also want to say that Justice Oloyede is a woman of virtue, integrity and an upright person with impeccable character. The records are there to be checked by anybody about Justice Folahanmi Oloyede.”