Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has appointed Hon. Justice Lekan Adekanye Ogunmoye as Acting Chief Judge of the State.
This was confirmed in a press release by the Special Adviser on Media to the Governor of Ekiti state, Mr Yinka Oyebode. This development comes shortly after the state government confirmed the death of Chief Oyewole who died on November 4, 2024.
“This is in furtherance of the powers conferred on the Governor by Section 271 (4) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended).
“The appointment of Hon Justice Ogunmoye takes effect from November 5, 2024.
“He replaces the former Chief Judge, Hon Justice John Oyewole Adeyeye, who passed on November 4, 2024.
“Born on November 6, 1963, Hon. Justice Ogunmoye was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1987, and was appointed a judge on April 1, 2010.
“Governor Oyebanji wishes the new Acting Chief Judge a successful tenure”,the statement reads.
