NRM Commends FG, Abiodun Over Appeal Court Establishment In Ogun

 

National Rescue Movement (NRM) has commended the Federal Government for the establishment of a Court of Appeal in Ogun state.

Governor Dapo Abiodun had on Monday announced the Federal Government’s approval for the establishment of the Appellate Court in the state.

State’s Chairman of the party, Comrade Olujobi Ezekiel Fayoyin, in a statement, described the approval as big relieve for the residents and judiciary sector in the state

Fayoyin explained that the good development will ease access to justice and end years of travelling distance by the residents with appellate related matters.

The party Chairman added that the creation of the new appeal court division in Ogun state will also reduce the backlogs of appellate court matters emanating from Ogun on both the Ibadan and Lagos divisions.

According to him, the opposition party also appreciated Governor Abiodun for the move in securing the approval, saying the party will not hesitate to praise the governor whenever he did well and as well call him out when he failed to perform his duty.

“The approval for the establishment of an Court of Appeal approval in Abeokuta, the state capital, is a good news for both the residents in Ogun State and the state government because it is long overdue

“Ogun state with the status of Nigeria’s Investment and Business Hubs, capital of religious centers and highest number of tertiary institutions in the country deserve to have such a division of the court because there is no way disputes which require the intervention of the appellate court will not ocour in such an environment

“It is sad to know the number of opportunities the state had lost due to lack of Appeal court in the state which the approval will address, especially in the area of increased access to justice, employment, and new opportunities in law-related fields,” he said.

“For years, litigants and lawyers from Ogun State have to travel to Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, or Lagos whenever their cases required the attention of the Court of Appeal, the ugly situation which include transportation, accommodation, among other financial implications.

Fayoyin, however, called on both the federal and state government to hasten the establishment of the appeal court through the provision of resources, especially the infrastructures needed to make the court a reality and not failed promise.