By Abutu Agada
THE People Democratic Party in Osun State has commended the National Judicial Council (NJC) for rejecting the nomination of a serving judge in Lagos State as Chief Judge in Osun State over and ahead of his seniors in the state.
The party in a statement said the decision of the NJC has reinforced sanity in the judiciary and brought into question what it described as the governor's penchant for foisting people from Lagos State into senior positions in Osun State.
The Director of Media and Strategy for Osun PDP, Prince Diran Odeyemi, in the statement issued in Osogbo, added that the decision of the NJC would further boost the morale of legal practitioners and particularly those working in the judiciary in Osun State.
The party stated: "The intention of Ogbeni Aregbesola is for some hatchet man's job and lord him over many judges who are his seniors in the bench which is very ridiculous and capable of rubbishing the judiciary and its structures.
"The other two more senior judges in the state confirmed that Aregbesola does not have the fear of God.
"We therefore want to join NJC in calling Aregbesola to comply strictly with the seniority arrangement in the Osun State judiciary as we continue to wonder why our governor does not believe in the ability of anyone residing in Osun State when it comes to appointment into positions of authority.
"This mind-set gives bad impression about residents of Osun State and depicts them as inferior to those in Lagos State, it will be good if Aregbesola will learn from this sha- meful rejection and begin to appreciate people of Osun State and allow those in Lagos to face their business."
Vanguard Nigeria