Abeokuta— Three new Magistrates have been appointed by the Ogun State Judiciary to ensure the smooth administration of justice in the state.
The Magistrates are Sotayo Sotunde Seni, Orekoya Ibunkun Oluwa and Olusanya Oluseyi.

Speaking at the ceremony held in her office, the State Chief Judge, Justice Olatokunbo Olopade said the appointment of the new Magistrates was aimed at reinforcing the magistracy in order to bring quick and fair justice closer to the people in the state.

He noted that the appointments was as a result of painstaking exercise of recruiting new magistrates to complement the efforts of a formidable team of magistrates and jurists in the state in accordance with the high standard for which the state judiciary was known.

The CJ noted that the judiciary under her close supervision frowns at actions that could bring disrepute to the judiciary in particular and the State in general, adding that she would not condone any acts of misconduct such as negligence of duty, truancy and favouritism.