Ayodele Olalere
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has promised his administration would continue to uphold the sanctity of judiciary by obeying the rule of law.
Governor Sanwo-Olu made the promise, on Wednesday, when the Court of Appeal President, Zainab Bulkachuwa, and other justices of the Appeal Court paid him a courtesy visit at the Lagos House, Marina.
The governor eulogised Justice Bulkachuwa, who would be retiring in March this year the retiring, for her great service and legacy to the nation and judiciary as well as her support to the Lagos State division of the Court of Appeal.
Governor Sanwo-Olu assured the retiring judge that his administration would operate within the ambits of Law to ensure efficient justice delivery, promising ‘we will ensure that the judiciary is an independent arm of government that would continue to lead all of us in the executive arm of government.”
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‘’We will continue to uphold the tenets of Judiciary and uphold the constitution that we swore to, we will continue to protect it, continue to defend it in our ways and in our beats. I want to assure you that government in Lagos state is committed and will continue to operate within the ambits of the law because we do not want to stand in front of any one of you,’’ he promised.
While thanking the governor for his support to the state judiciary, the retiring Justice Bulkachuwa said: “We are in Lagos your Excellency for a valedictory Court session for my retirement.
“From the 6th of March, 2020, I would have attained 70 years which is the compulsory retiring age as required by the constitution. As of that date I seize to hold office as a judicial officer.
“So as part of my programme marking my exit from the court of Appeal I went round most of the divisions of the Court of Appeal, even though I have not been going round all the 20 but Lagos is an important division of the Court of Appeal, and I thought I should come first to Lagos and that is why we are here. We will be having the valedictory court session later in the day.”
She described
Lagos State as the first and one of the important Divisions of the Court of
Appeal and promised to continue to advocate issues upholding the rights of the
girl child.
