The National Judicial Council has issued a query
over allegation of amorous scandal against a judge in the Osun State judiciary,
Justice Olamide Oloyede, who initiated a petition calling for the removal of
the state Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola.
The NJC issued the query dated July 28, 2015 and
with reference number, NJC/S.29/HC.OS/16/1/55, against Justice Oloyede upon a
petition by a mother of four, Mrs. Emily Richard-Obire, who accused the judge
of cohabiting with her (Richard-Obire’s) husband.
Oloyede came to prominence recently after she
submitted a petition to the Osun State House of Assembly calling for the
removal of Aregbesola on the grounds of his alleged financial misappropriation.
But Richard-Obire had stated in her petition
dated July 13, 2015 that she only “recently” discovered that the judge had been
having an affair to the detriment of her (Richard-Obire’s) matrimonial home
since 2011.
The Chief Justice of Nigeria and Chairman of the
NJC, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, who personally signed the query, directed Justice
Oloyede to respond to the query within 14 days of receiving it.
A copy of the query obtained by our correspondent
on Monday was issued to the judge through the Osun State Chief Judge, Justice
O.A Ojo.
It was entitled, ‘Re: Petition against Justice
Olamide Oloyede of the Osun State Judiciary’ and reads thus, “I forward
herewith a petition dated July 13, 2015 against you by one Mrs. Emily
Richard-Obire on the above subject matter. The petition speaks for itself.
“I shall be glad to have your comments within 14
days from the date of your receipt of this letter.”
It could not be ascertained on Monday if Oloyede
had responded to the query.
Richard-Obire alleged in her petition that the
judge’s relationship with her (the petitioner’s) husband was threatening her
23-year-old marriage which had produced four children, one of whom is suffering
from autism and Down’s Syndrome.
In the petition addressed to Justice Mohammed,
the petitioner alleged that her husband, Mr. Richard Obire, moved out of their
matrimonial home in Lagos since 2011 and often travelled to Osogbo, the Osun
State capital to cohabit with the judge.
She said her husband and Justice Oloyode were
both adherents to Grail Message and must have met in one of their meetings.
According to her, the relationship between her
husband and the judge had got to the extent that the judge’s official car was
now in permanent custody of Obire.
Urging the NJC to restrain Justice Oloyede “from
further acts of having an affair with my husband,” Richard-Obire expressed fear
that if something urgent is not done, the judge might finally “snatch” her
husband eventually and finally abdicate his responsibilities.
The petition read in part, “I am afraid that if
something urgent is not done, Justice Oloyede may finally snatch my husband and
he may eventually and finally abdicate his responsibilities. I have evidence to
the effect that she has been addressing my husband as her husband and also my
husband addresses her as ‘my beautiful wife’ knowing full well that there is
subsistence of marriage between us.
“I urge you to use your good offices to restrain
Justice Olamide Oloyede from further acts of having an affair with my husband.”
Source:punchng
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