Judges’ salaries should be reviewed now —Mutalubi Ojo Adebayo

A ancient Attorney General of Oyo State, Mutalubi Ojo Adebayo (SAN), recently threat has prosecute THE Osun State government if, by THE END of This month, he failed has pay judges And other judicial workers their arrears of allowances. He has Also called For A goodbye of salaries of judges. He speak with SAT NWAOKO on why.

You recently raised a few allegations against THE Osun State government concerning Payments due has judicial officers In Osun Status.

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They are not allegations. They duty their judicial officers – portion And retired about 19 month arrears of salaries. He begin during THE Rauf Aregbesola time When he was paid workers half salary. When Aregbesola LEFT, Gboyega Oyetola came And did not pay A Kobo out of he. Senator Adémole Adèleke, WHO East THE current governor recently paid And ruler all arrears of breakup packages of policy people named that had served THE State. He erased All. If he East able has TO DO that, Why are they always refusing has pay judicial officers? To have they engaged any of them crime? For what must they be treaty SO unfairly And with contempt? For what must they be ridiculed And humiliated In such A manner? To have they not work? East he saying that policy people named work more that them? East he saying that policy people named to have more value And judges are not has be implied In partisan policy – East that Why he East TO DO that?

SO, I NOW gave them ultimatum that by THE 30 of September, if they TO DO not pay, on THE 3rd of October, I will go has court has deposit A action has constrain Osun State government has pay all those money with interest. I am Also going has get damage – I will seek worsen And central damage against THE government of Osun State And THE State Judicial Service Commission. He East bad on THE part of THE State And any of them government For that matter has to treat judicial officers In that manner. He East unheard of from.

As someone WHO served as THE Attorney General of Oyo State Since 2011 has 2015, I am penalty has THE bone marrow that such disdainful And irresponsible treatment of judicial officers can arrive In any of them part of THE South West States.

As A ancient Attorney General And Commissioner For Justice In Oyo State, he can be taken that You are Since Oyo State And SO not A native of Osun State. Will You not be referred has as A indiscreet intruder In This matter of judicial officers of Osun Status?

I am A lawyer. I was A member of THE Body of Advisors Since 2011 has 2015. I was Also A member of THE Advice For Legal Education Since 2011 has 2015 And by THE Grace of God I am NOW A Senior Lawyer of Nigeria. SO, would be I say because I am Since Oyo State I should restrict My practical has Oyo State? Do I practical In Oyo State alone? I practical all on THE country. I to have case In Osun that I am handling currently. SO if THE judges are not be treaty GOOD won't he affect me?

SO, THE issue of place standing East disappeared. He East dead And buried below THE here system that We to have. This suit I intend has deposit East called 'public interest dispute' And he can't be defeated by such technical details. THE court has has give substantial justice.

You Also recently alleged that a few judges were budding Or dream has become rich as corrupt politicians.

I doesn't say that, I was taken out of context. That has even put Me on THE in front burner And has Also put Me on A collision course with a few of OUR judges. Nigeria has THE best judges In THE Commonwealth. THE best judges In THE Commonwealth are find In Nigeria. But just as any of them other system, We to have a few bad eggs among them – bad eggs that are trying has bring down THE GOOD those. He East just as When You are resistant A white agbada; take A needle, soak he In oil And TO DO A point of stain on that agbada, person will see THE whiteness but THE stain. That East What I am saying. We to have a few judges WHO are budding has live as those corrupt The politicians. Must We to use them as standard?

Yes, THE system East bad For THE judges. We can improve on he. We can TO DO he better but not that We NOW to use those corrupt thieves – those The politicians – as THE barometer. No, I don't do it accept with that. That East THE indicate I was trying has TO DO. THE judges salary should be revised NOW, because THE last time he was revised was 12 years There is. Fortunately enough We NOW to have In desk A Attorney General WHO all of We In THE justice sector, all of We if You are lawyer has anybody Or not, attest has THE do that Nigeria could not to have obtained A better Attorney General that Lateef Fagbemi, SAN. For NOW, You can't get A better Attorney General. Believe Me. THE...