Stop playing holier than thou – Gov. Akeredolu tells Kumuyi

The Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has berated a former
Chief Judge, CJ, of the state, Olasehinde Kumuyi over a recent
statement made by the latter against his government.

We had reported that the retired CJ, who formally joined politics
under the platform of the Labour Party, carpeted the Governor
Akeredolu-led administration for marginalizing Akoko division of the
state which comprises of four local governments.

The retired jurist, who had described Akeredolu's government as
visionless and lacks direction, stated that it has failed to fulfill
the vows made to the Akoko people during electioneering.

But while describing the statement by the former Chief Judge as
uncharitable, the Governor's Senior Special Assistant on Special
Duties and Strategies, Dr Doyin Odebowale, stated that the known
impression of Kumuyi falls below standard.

In the statement entitled: "When the gold rusts," Odebowale described
the tenure of Kumuyi as the Chief Judge of Ondo State as calamitous
not worthy of emulation by successive Chief Judges of the state.

According to the statement, "He participated in partisan politics,
contrary to the oath of office of judicial officers. He was a member
of the Labour Party. He moved with his cohorts to PDP.

"He is back in Labour Party with his kindred spirits. He has always
participated in politics. It is, therefore, not difficult to imagine
the nature and character of the judgements of this strange jurist as a
judicial officer while in service.

"The current Administration in Ondo State inherited a judicial system
that gave it a cause for some concern. No aspect of the third arm of
government was spared the touch of putrescence.

"The Governor and the current Chief Judge are determined to redirect
the State's judiciary to the path of rectitude. The pervasive rot,
bequeathed to the judiciary by the Justice Kumuyi, led leadership, is
still being cleared."