{"id":23617,"date":"2020-07-08T14:52:12","date_gmt":"2020-07-08T14:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=23617"},"modified":"2020-07-08T14:52:18","modified_gmt":"2020-07-08T14:52:18","slug":"kogi-gets-new-chief-judge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=23617","title":{"rendered":"Kogi gets new Chief Judge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Justice-Oluseyi-Kogi-CJ.jpg\" alt=\"Kogi gets new Chief Judge\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Governor Yahaya Bello-led government of Kogi has inaugurated a new Chief Judge (CJ) for the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new CJ, Justice Henry Olusuyi\u2019s swearing-in ceremony was held on Wednesday in Lokoja, the state capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aside the state governor, other dignitaries at the event included the state Deputy Governor, Edward Onoja; Speaker of the House of Assembly, Matthew Kolawole and other top government functionaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Governor Bello had recently approved Olasuyi\u2019s appointment as Kogi CJ in an acting capacity, following the death of the former CJ, Justice Nasir Ajanah on June 29.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The eventual inauguration of Olusuyi as the state new CJ, came as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/yahaya-bello-has-no-relationship-with-any-of-our-governors-ignore-him-pdp\/\">Governor Bello<\/a>&nbsp;also approved the appointment of Bayo Olowosegun as the acting President of the state\u2019s Customary Court of Appeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The former President of the state\u2019s Customary Court of Appeal, Shaibu Atadoga, had also died June 22, warranting the appointment of Olowosegun as his replacement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governor Yahaya Bello-led government of Kogi has inaugurated a new Chief Judge (CJ) for the state. The new CJ, Justice Henry Olusuyi\u2019s swearing-in ceremony was held on Wednesday in Lokoja, the state capital. 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