A judge’s gavel rests on top of a desk inside a courtroom. (AFP/Joe Raedle)
Sequel to the suspension of 60 magistrates by the Ondo State Judicial Service Commission (JSC), the Acting Judge, Oluwatoyin Akeredolu, is currently facing N300m litigation for breach of civil service laws and gross judicial misconduct.
The 60 magistrates and six other senior registrars were suspended by JSC on September 14, 2017 for “perceived irregularity in their appointment,” though their salaries were reportedly released from the Accountant General’s Office, but held by JSC.
One of the affected magistrates sought redress at the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Akure Judicial Division, Akure, with Suit No: NCIN/AK/33/2017, having the state JSC and Acting Chief Judge as defendants.
The claimant, Iretiolu Wemimo Dada, in a statement of material facts to the court, claimed in her reliefs that her appointment letter dated November 2013 as Chief Magistrate Grade II was valid, legal and subsisting.
Ondo acting judge, JSC face N300m damages, litigation
