Governor Sanwo-Olu gave the pledge shortly after swearing in the new acting Chief Judge of Lagos State, Honourable Justice Kazeem Alogba, saying the current situation where over 70 per cent of inmates in the state prisons constitute awaiting trials was not acceptable. We must continue to work together to deliver the good for the teeming Lagos populace. Governor Sanwo-Olu, while congratulating the new acting Chief Judge, expressed confidence in his capacity to continue on the path of progress that had been created in the State Judiciary since the beginning of the Fourth Republic. “I have absolute confidence in your ability and capacity to sustain and improve on the enviable reputation which the Lagos State Judiciary has built for itself over the years, particularly since 1999 under the administration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. According to her, community service or some other forms of punishment should be handed to offenders at the point of contravention.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 13, 2019 16:29 UTC