By Olasunkanmi Akoni

Lagos State Head of Service, HoS, Mrs. Folashade Jaji, yesterday, told members of the State House of Assembly, that the former Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola and the former Attorney General of the State, Mr. Ade Ipaye approved the renewal of a five-year tenure of office of members of the state’s Judicial Service Commission.

Babatunde Raji Fashola

Jaji, was on Monday summoned by the house during plenary to appear before it, yesterday, Tuesday, July 28 to explain the rationale behind the elongation of tenure without due process.

This was in response to the resolution of the House on July 2, 2015 that the tenure of office of members of the commission had ended and that the board should be dissolved forthwith.

In her defence, Jaji said that she did not unilaterally send the  letter renewing the five-year tenure of office of members of the commission, but that she got an approval from former Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Ade Ipaye and former Governor Babatunde Fashola on February 24, 2015, a week after she was appointed as HOS, that the tenure of office of the members of the commission should be renewed for another five years.

The Assembly then, pardoned Jaji  for retracing her step on the matter.

She apologised for the mistake, and said that she has since written letters to the members of the commission including Mr. Teslim Animashaun, Mr. Kunle Othman, Mrs. Abisola O. Oshodi and Mrs. Folashade O. Iwajomo that their tenure had ended.