Oba of Benin, HRM Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II on Thursday, called on governors of the 36 states to ensure autonomy for the judiciary in line with the provisions of the nation’s constitution.
The royal father stated this when the outgoing chief judge of Edo State, Hon Justice Esther Edigin led top members of the bench, together with her husband, to formally inform the Oba of her disengagement from service.
The Oba said that no society would be corruption-free in the absence of financial freedom for the judicial arm of government.
He said: “For equity and (true) justice to prevail in the country, the judiciary should not be intimidated or subjected to all kinds of ill-treatment before approving fund for its operations, because the country cannot move forward without full financial autonomy for the judicial arm of government.”
Earlier, Justice Edigin had informed the monarch of her official disengagement from active service, attributing her success in office to the prayers of the Oba.
She hailed the Oba’s fatherly roles in repositioning the Benin kingdom.
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