Following the retirement of the former Chief Judge (CJ) of the Ondo State High Court, Justice Olutoyin Akeredolu, a new acting CJ has been appointed.
He is Justice Williams Akintoroye.
Akintoroye is to be sworn-in by the State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu tomorrow, Tuesday, August 17 at the Cocoa Conference Hall of the Governor’s Office by 8.30am. All guests are to be seated at 8am.
In a letter he personally signed and addressed to Hon. Justice Akintoroye, Governor Akeredolu said the appointment takes effect from Monday, 16th August, 2021; and it is for a period of three months.
The letter reads in part: “Consequent upon the statutory retirement of the Chief Judge of Ondo State, Hon. Justice O.O Akeredolu on Sunday, 15th August , 2021 and pursuant to section 281 (4) of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as Amended), I hereby appoint your lordship as the acting Chief Judge of Ondo State to supervise and oversee the affairs of the Ondo State High Court pending the appointment of a substantive Chief Judge of Ondo State High Court.”
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