Lagos Assembly finally confirms Sanwo-Olu’s appointment of 17th Chief Judge - Daily Post Nigeria

The Lagos State House of Assembly, on Tuesday confirmed Justice Kazeem Alogba as the substantive Chief Judge of the state.According to the statement issued by Mr Gboyega Akosile, the Deputy Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, the appointment will take effect from Tuesday, June 11, 2019.Meanwhile, the assembly confirmed Alogba’s appointment after a voice vote conducted by the Speaker of the House, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, during plenary, NAN reports.

Prior to his appointment, Justice Alogba was the most senior of the 58 honourable justices in the state judiciary next to the out-going chief judge. He chaired the Committee on Review of High Court Civil Procedure Rules, which culminated in the new High Court of Lagos . Alogba, who was called to the bar in 1981, joined the State High Court in 1996 where he rose to become the Acting Chief Judge.

The legal luminary was born on 23rd April, 1960 in Ikorodu and he attended Holy Trinity Primary School between 1966-1970.Alogba got his HSC from British Academy 1975-1977 and later got his LL B. at the University of Lagos in 1980.

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