The National Judicial Council has issued
a query over allegation of amorous scandal against a judge in the Osun
State judiciary, Justice Olamide Oloyede, who initiated a petition
calling for the removal of the state Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola.
The NJC issued the query dated July 28,
2015 and with reference number, NJC/S.29/HC.OS/16/1/55, against Justice
Oloyede upon a petition by a mother of four, Mrs. Emily Richard-Obire,
who accused the judge of cohabiting with her (Richard-Obire’s) husband.
Oloyede came to prominence recently
after she submitted a petition to the Osun State House of Assembly
calling for the removal of Aregbesola on the grounds of his alleged
financial misappropriation.
But Richard-Obire had stated in her
petition dated July 13, 2015 that she only “recently” discovered that
the judge had been having an affair to the detriment of her
(Richard-Obire’s) matrimonial home since 2011.
The
Chief Justice of Nigeria and Chairman of the NJC, Justice Mahmud
Mohammed, who personally signed the query, directed Justice Oloyede to
respond to the query within 14 days of receiving it.
A copy of the query obtained by our
correspondent on Monday was issued to the judge through the Osun State
Chief Judge, Justice O.A Ojo.
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