BEVERLY HILLS, March 03, (THEWILL) – Omo Eko Pataki, a forum of Lagos indigenes has commended Justice Yetunde Pinheiro of the Lagos High Court for her landmark judgement which barred the daughter of APC National Leader, Mrs. Folasade Tinubu-Ojo from imposing levies on traders at the Computer Village in Lagos.
Omo Eko Pataki in a release issued Wednesday and signed by Omo Eko Pataki Leader, Chief Bode George, Trustee of Omo Eko Pataki, Gen. Tajudeen Olanrewaju and Trustee Omo Eko Pataki, Mr Gbadebo Dallass said Justice Pinheiro earnee the accolades and approval of all who believed in a strong, independent Judiciary.
The development comes over a year after Tinubu-Ojo, who is also the Iyaloja-General of Lagos State, reportedly imposed leaders on the traders who then introduced new levies, a development which sparked a series of protests at the Computer Village.
Others who were similarly barred from imposing levies include Mrs. Bisola Azeez, Mr. Adeniyi Olasoji, Nofiu Akinsanya, Tony Ikani and the Commissioner of Police in Lagos State.
The order is sequel to a fundamental human rights suit marked ID/9039MFHR/19 instituted against the five respondents by the five major stakeholders representing the traders at the Computer Village.
Omo Eko Pataki in the release said it “celebrate Justice Pinhero for her singular courage, for her fairness and determined will which will not be intimidated by any influence from the present wielders of power.
“Indeed the judgement has affirmed that the judiciary is indeed the last hope of the common man.”
“An independent judiciary is the lifeblood of all democracies. It restrains the executive and the legislative arms of government from unnecessary intrusion upon the rights of the ordinary citizens”, Omo Eko Pataki said
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It also said that it is its joy that there are still judges out their whose spirit of the late Justice Joseph Conrad Idowu Taylor still resonates in their hearts.
“It was indeed Justice JIC Taylor, the first Chief Justice of Lagos State, who established the legacy of stern courage, the purity of judicial independence, the firm vision of equity and balance in the hallowed halls of the judiciary”
“We also use this opportunity to urge all market women to reject all illegal levies from any quarters. We live in a democratic society where no one no matter his or status is above the law”, Omo Eko Pataki said.
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AYO ESAN, has been actively reporting and analyzing political events for different newspapers for over 18 years. He has also successfully covered national and state elections in Nigeria since the inception of this democracy in 1999.
