Justice Dipeolu disclosed this on Monday while addressing the newly sworn-in 10

Presidents (Legal) and a member of the Ogun State Customary Court held at the

Judiciary Complex, Kobape Road, Abeokuta. While urging the judicial officers to

resist the temptation of misusing the powers conferred on them, the Chief Judge said,

“As President Legal, you must adhere to the highest standards of integrity,

impartiality, fairness and transparency. You must take responsibility for every one of

your actions and shun every form of corrupt practices”.

The Chief Judge said that these judicial officers must always remember that they

remain the face of integrity and the confidence the members of the public reposed in

the judiciary and should, therefore, not get involved in any acts that could bring the

courts to disrepute. She explained that their employment was because they have

demonstrated a high sense of professionalism and dedication to a sense of justice

and should therefore continue to uphold the ethos of justice, equity and fairness in

discharging their duties.

Speaking earlier, the President of Ogun State Customary Court of Appeal, Justice

Adebisi Femi-Segun, lauded the Chief Judge for approving the coming on board of

the President’s Legal, saying that this has not only marked the beginning of

professionalisation of the Customary Court but also helping to deepen the root of

justice at the grassroots. Justice Femi-Segun has, therefore, also urged these judicial

officers to discharge their duties with utmost integrity and fairness, upon which

respect for the judiciary is earned.

Speaking on behalf of her colleagues, Mrs Oluwatosin Junaid said that the Presidents

(Legal) remain committed to using their professional training to uplift justice at the

grassroots and will certainly not be involved in any activities that will tarnish the image

of the judiciary.