The Civil Societies Coalition for the Emancipation of Osun State (CSCEO)
\nhas cautioned the National Judicial Commission (NJC) not to give room for
\npoliticians to dent its image going by the body\u2019s unfortunate involvement
\nin Justice Folahanmi Oloyede\u2019s marital matter.<\/p>\n
The group in a statement expressed shock that the Chairman of the judicial
\nbody who is also the Chief Justice of the Federation (CJN), Justice Mahmud
\nMohammed will in the first instance treated a petition sent to NJC by one
\nMrs. Emily Richard-Obire claiming that Justice Oloyede snatched her
\nhusband.<\/p>\n
According to a statement in Osogbo on Tuesday, August 25, 2015 and signed
\nby CSCEO Chairman and its Director of Mobilisation, Comrade Adeniyi
\nSulaiman and Rev. Theophilus Ayodeji, the group said going by the query
\ndated July 28, 2015 to Justice Oloyede, it appeared that the NJC was
\nfalling into the antics of politicians by turning the NJC into a customary
\ncourt where marital issues are being settled.<\/p>\n
\u201cIs it not an irony that several serious issues and many petitions
\nbordering on judicial misconducts against many judges across the country
\nare before the NJC unattended to, yet, the NJC had all the time to
\nintervene in a marital matter of Justice Oloyede.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf this matter had been on with Justice Oloyede since 2011 as claimed by
\nMrs Emily Obire, why was she coming out now in 2015 to send a petition to
\nthe NJC and at a time she was fighting this battle with Mr. Rauf
\nAregbesola?<\/p>\n
\u201cJustice Oloyede has the right to love and marry whoever she wants under
\nthe law and has the right to practice her religion without any hindrance.
\nWe wonder how many family matters NJC will need to settle among several
\njudges in the federation.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe understand the diversionary tactics of Aregbesola and his cronies over
\nthe weighty evidences of corruption presented the by this erudite judge
\nagainst the governor. But for NJC to have fallen into this trap beats our
\nimagination as coalition of civil societies.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe raised alarm few weeks ago about the over N4.7billion being raised
\nthrough Operation Save Rauf Aregbesola Project (OSRAP) to bribe the NJC
\nmembers and other stakeholders against Justice Oloyede and with the recent
\nhappenings, we hope that NJC will be able to watch its linen clean in the
\nmessy Osun affairs.<\/p>\n
Speaking on the petition written by Mrs. Richard-Obire that his former
\nhusband was snatched, the group blasted Barrister Femi Falana for helping
\nAregbesola to \u201cunearth a dead matter just as to help his friend,
\nAregbesola to disgrace courageous Oloyede and to score cheap political
\npoints\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur group has thoroughly investigated that matter and found out that Mr.
\nFalana was a lawyer to Mrs. Richard-Obire in the divorce case filed with
\nher husband, Mr. Ricahrd Obire in 2012 at an Ikeja High Court in Lagos.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlready, the case with suit number ID\/473HD\/2012 has been decided and the
\ncourt, presided over by Justice (Mrs) L.A.M Folami had legally dissolved
\nthis marriage between Mrs Emily and her former husband and so the case
\nremained closed.\u00a0 We believe that by the law of the federation, Mr. Obire
\nhas the right in the world to love whomever he wants and to marry anyone
\nwithout any prejudice\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cOur group has it on good authority that Emily\u2019s husband, Mr Richard Obire
\nhad to file a divorce case because he caught her wife (Emily) having an
\nextra- marital affairs with another man outside their wedlock in Ikeja,
\nLagos State in year 2010.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlthough, we are sure that the woman judge was able to defend herself as
\nour check at the state High Court\u00a0 indicated that she had replied to this
\nquery through the office of the Chairman of the State Judicial
\nCommission\u201d, the group stated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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