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Tinubu Breaks Silence Over Death Of Lagos Oldest Justice, Isiaka Oluwa
The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Bola Tinubu, has described retired justice Isiaka Olúwa who died on Saturday as a man of principle who respected his convictions.
Tinube in his tribute to the quintessential jurist, condoled with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Oluwa family of Lagos and the people of the State over the demise of retired Justice Isiaka Oluwa.
Tinubu, who elucidated the inimitable qualities of the legal enigma, expressed optimism that the Lagos Government would uphold his legacies in the State and the judiciary.
The APC stalwart noted that Oluwa remained a shining example for the legal profession, stood up, fought and was counted for the cause of Lagos State.
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“As Pro-Chancellor of Lagos State University and Chairman of the Governing Board, he worked assiduously for the advancement of education. He eschewed the practices that would have tempted a weaker and less honourable man,” he wrote.
Tinubu noted that Oluwa’s reputation for equity and incorruptibility was why he presided over the high-profile and difficult cases in Nigeria.
He added, “Many of his landmark judgments became judicial precedents that have shaped many other judgements. As all good judges, he based his decisions entirely on the available evidence and full application of the law.”
The APC leader recollected one of the landmark cases in state presided over by the deceased, he disclosed his excellent judicial qualities was came to bear in the cases between the State and Lagos socialite, Jimoh Ishola alias Ejigbadero, in the murder of a farmer, Raji Oba, at Alimosho in 1975.
He stressed that Oluwa refused to miscarry justice and always followed the law to the letter without fear or favour.
Tinubu said his achievements on the bench and in retirement stood as testament to protection of the masses and the advancement of Nigeria.
The former Lagos governor added that the late legal luminary was a good counsel for generations of legal scholars and political leaders including himself.
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