Fayose’s Trial: NJC directs Ekiti CJ to Open Courts Immediately

The National Judicial Council has directed the Chief Judge of Ekiti State, Justice Ayodele Daramola, to announce the re-opening of the courts in the state. A source, who attended the meeting told Punch that the crisis in the Ekiti judiciary was part of the issues deliberated upon by the NJC at the opening of its periodical meetings on Monday.

Recalled that courts were shut following the crisis that rocked the state judiciary on September 22 and 25.

The meeting was presided by its Chairman, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Aloma Mukhtar.

“The Ekiti Chief Judge was in attendance. But the major crisis in the state has been deliberated upon at the emergency meeting of the council on October 2. So the council asked the CJ to go ahead and announce the reopening of the courts,” the source said.