The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ibadan branch, yesterday appealed to the Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, to, as a matter of urgency, reconstitute the state Judicial Service Commission dissolved in December, 2024 for effluxion of time, having served out their term of office as enshrined in section 199 (1) (c) of the 1999 Constitution, as amended.
The association in a letter addressed to the governor, signed by its Chairman, Ibrahim Lawal Esq. urged Makinde “to adhere, strictly, to the provision of paragraph 5 (a-f) of the Third Schedule Part II of the Constitution in reconstituting the membership of the Commission in order to forestall any issues that may arise in the discharge of their duties.”
He stressed that “the Commission is very important in the administration of justice in any state of the federation. Its duties are designed to aid the smooth running of the judicial system to underscore the importance of this Commission in the third arm of government. Paragraph 6 of the Third Schedule of the 1999 Constitution enumerates the powers of the Judicial Service Commission as follows: “The Commission shall have power to- Advise the National Judicial Council on suitable person for nomination to the office of- The Chief Judge of the State.”