Gov. Abiodun calls for creation of Ogun Division of Court of Appeal

Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun on Wednesday in Abeokuta called for the creation of the Ogun Division of the Court of Appeal to aid quick dispensation of justice in the state.

Abiodun, while receiving the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, noted that this would ease the workload of judges in the Ibadan Division of the Court.

He commended the Appeal Court President for working tirelessly to ensure appeals were quickly taken care of in all the Court’s divisions through her “decongestion initiative”.

“This will lead to an efficient justice delivery system in the country as justice delayed is justice denied,” the governor said.

Abiodun explained that his administration had carried out several reforms aimed at repositioning the justice system in Ogun.

He appreciated members of the state judiciary led by Justice Mosunmola Dipeolu for their support, especially in setting up the special court handling cultism-related cases.

Earlier, Justice Dongban-Mensem had said her visit to the Ibadan Division was to decongest appeal cases that had been held up due to lack of time.

”This was occasioned by election and commercial appeals,” she said.

Dongban-Mensem disclosed that Ibadan Division had one of the highest workloads of all the divisions of the Court of Appeal.

”This was made worse by the depletion of judges as a result of posting, promotion, retirement or death.

“It is even regrettable that the Ibadan Division, which was two divisions in the past, was reduced to one, leading to the current workload.

”But I assure that something will be done to address the imbalance,” the Appeal Court President said.

She commended the Abiodun-led administration for the transformation taking place in Ogun and for carrying the state judiciary along in the scheme of things.