The National Judicial Council has
issued a query over allegation of
amorous scandal against a judge in
the Osun State judiciary, Justice
Olamide Oloyede, who initiated a
petition calling for the removal of the
state Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola.
The NJC issued the query dated July
28, 2015 and with reference number,
NJC/S.29/HC.OS/ 16/1/55, against
Justice Oloyede upon a petition by a
mother of four, Mrs. Emily Richard-
Obire, who accused the judge of
cohabiting with her (Richard-Obire’ s)
husband.
Oloyede came to prominence recently
after she submitted a petition to the
Osun State House of Assembly calling
for the removal of Aregbesola on the
grounds of his alleged financial
misappropriatio n.
But Richard-Obire had stated in her
petition dated July 13, 2015 that she
only “recently” discovered that the
judge had been having an affair to the
detriment of her (Richard-Obire’ s)
matrimonial home since 2011.
The Chief Justice of Nigeria and
Chairman of the NJC, Justice
Mahmud Mohammed, who personally
signed the query, directed Justice
Oloyede to respond to the query
within 14 days of receiving it.
A copy of the query obtained by our
correspondent on Monday was issued
to the judge through the Osun State
Chief Judge, Justice O.A Ojo.
It was entitled, ‘Re: Petition against
Justice Olamide Oloyede of the Osun
State Judiciary’ and reads thus, “I
forward herewith a petition dated July
13, 2015 against you by one Mrs.
Emily Richard-Obire on the above
subject matter. The petition speaks
for itself.
“I shall be glad to have your
comments within 14 days from the
date of your receipt of this letter.”
It could not be ascertained on
Monday if Oloyede had responded to
the query.
Richard-Obire alleged in her petition
that the judge’s relationship with her
(the petitioner’s) husband was
threatening her 23-year-old marriage
which had produced four children, one
of whom is suffering from autism and
Down’s Syndrome.
In the petition addressed to Justice
Mohammed, the petitioner alleged that
her husband, Mr. Richard Obire,
moved out of their matrimonial home
in Lagos since 2011 and often
travelled to Osogbo, the Osun State
capital to cohabit with the judge.
She said her husband and Justice
Oloyode were both adherents to Grail
Message and must have met in one of
their meetings.
According to her, the relationship
between her husband and the judge
had got to the extent that the judge’s
official car was now in permanent
custody of Obire.
Urging the NJC to restrain Justice
Oloyede “from further acts of having
an affair with my husband,” Richard-
Obire expressed fear that if something
urgent is not done, the judge might
finally “snatch” her husband
eventually and finally abdicate his
responsibilitie s.
The petition read in part, “I am afraid
that if something urgent is not done,
Justice Oloyede may finally snatch my
husband and he may eventually and
finally abdicate his responsibilitie s. I
have evidence to the effect that she
has been addressing my husband as
her “husband” and also my husband
addresses her as “my beautiful wife”
knowing full well that there is
subsistence of marriage between us.
“I urge you to use your good offices
to restrain Justice Olamide Oloyede
from further acts of having an affair

...make dem leave ds woman alone naa!!! is it now a crime 2 speak out wen 1 smells injusticetho shez wrong if na true, na only her own case com b wetin go change d society