The level of decay in most Nigerian courts has become very worrisome as stakeholders in the nation’s judiciary blame the situation on lack of maintenance, neglect by successive governments and poor funding of the sector.
Regrettably, despite calls for renovation and rebuilding of critical court infrastructure to aid justice delivery, there seems to be no response, writesOn Thursday, January 19, 2023, the Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Abiodun Oyebanji commissioned the multi-million naira ultra-modern High Court Complex built and donated by the Chairman of Body of Benchers, Chief Wole Olanipekun.
“I want to, therefore, call on all Ekiti indigenes all over the world to emulate this act of generous giving back. If we all look back at our family houses, our communities, our primary and secondary schools, our worship places and other places that once contributed to whom we are, and give back, we will have a better Ekiti of our dream.
The library is named after Aare Afe Babalola SAN, a foremost lawyer from Ekiti and founder, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti. Like his learned brother in Edo State, The Chief Judge of Benue State, Justice Aondover Kaka’an, in December 2022, also decried the dilapidated infrastructure of courtrooms, staff quarters, declaring that the development was hindering the effective administration of justice in the state.
Ekiti State, like others, wasn’t left out of this sorry state of infrastructural decay in the judiciary, until the chairman of BoB and former president of the Nigerian Bar Association, Olanipekun , took it upon himself to build a modern and well-equipped court for the Ekiti State judiciary. Olanipekun who went philosophical, reiterated his total commitment to the course of justice in Nigeria with a vow: “if it remains one minute for me to compromise the course of justice or that of my clients, may God call me home. The legal profession constitutes my natural habitat; and through the profession, which I believe is my calling, my own ministry from the Almighty God, through which I have bountifully received grace, favour, mercy, blessings and benevolence from the Creator.
Olanipekun’s footprints are all over his hometown; a feat attributed to his family background. His father, Late Pa Isaac Olanipekun could not be described as rich in material things, but his service and dedication to God was remarkable. For 17 years, Pa Olanipekun who passed on in 1999, served at St. Peter’s Church, Ikere Ekiti, sweeping the floor, planting flowers and cutting grasses without collecting salaries.
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