Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi has identified an independent judiciary and adherence to rule of law as key ingredients for good governance.
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Fayemi said good governance can only thrive when the three arms of government must co-exist as separate organ of the government independently.
The governor, who spoke yesterday in Ado-Ekiti while inaugurating Mr. Obafemi Fasanmi as a judge of the High Court, reiterated his administration’s commitment to upholding the independence of judiciary and promoting rule of law in the state.
Fayemi said his vision for the independence of the judiciary remained sacrosanct, adding that the three arms of government were crucial to the effectiveness of the rule of law in the state.
He explained that the good governance agenda of his administration had the rule of law, respect for fundamental human rights and unhindered access to justice embedded in it.
The governor, who further advocated the representation of Ekiti State in superior courts, said the state had eminently qualified persons on the bench and in the private bar to represent the State in the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.
Describing the appointment of the new judge as thorough and competitive, Fayemi charged the newly inducted judge to share the vision of his administration in providing a fair and equal access to justice regardless of gender, ethnic origin, economic status and other social attributes.
He urged the judge to adhere strictly to the tenets of integrity and impartiality to strengthen justice delivery in the state.
Fayemi also commended Justice Cornelius Akintayo, who would be retiring from the bench in a few weeks time, for his contribution to the development of justice sector in the state.
Earlier, Chief Judge of the State, Justice Ayodeji Daramola, welcomed the new judge to the bench with a call on him to see his service to humanity as service to God.
Also, the Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General of the State, Mr Wale Fapohunda, explained that the process that led to the selection of the judge was extensively deliberated upon by the state Judiciary Service Commission and the National Judiciary Service Commission in their series of deliberation found Mr Obafemi worthy of the appointment.
Obafemi Fasanmi was born January 31, 1964 to the family of Pa Ayo Fasanmi at Iye Ekiti in Ilejemeje Local Government and was called to bar as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 1986
Fasanmi served as the State Counsel to the Ondo State Government in 1988. He was appointed as the Deputy Registrar of Ekiti State Judiciary on the 12th of January, 2010 and subsequently became the Chief Registrar on the 15th of June, 2012 the position he occupied until his appointment as the judge of the State High Court.
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