Is the Governor of Oyo State depriving Judges of their privileges? |Sola Abegunde

I have been working on a disturbing information affecting the welfare of Judges in Oyo state for some time now.

I took interest in the matter because those involved are legally and ethically bound to remain silent even in the face of denial of their privileges.

Judges can not protest. They can not embark on a strike action. No matter what they go through, they are bound, by oath, to remain unheard.

It has been alleged that Governor Seyi Makinde is owing all the Judges in Oyo state their accomodations allowance from 2024 to date.

Not only that, the Government of Oyo state is also, allegedly owing the Judges their vacation allowances for 2026.

According to my findings, Government had signed the approval for the payment of their vacation allowances since August, 2026, but there is no cash back up till date.

This is unfortunate and condemnable, if it is so.

You will recollect that there was a time in the past when I reported that some Judges in Oyo state were allegedly being harassed by a Motor Dealer because Government didn’t fulfill its obligations to the Motor Dealer.

Like I said, Judges must be treated with utmost respect and their dignity preserved by appropriate Authorities.

There is no Constitutional provisions for them to fight for their privileges and therefore, Government shouldn’t take advantage of that to punish them by not doing the right thing at the right time.

I urge the Attorney general of Oyo state and Commissioner for Justice to immediately look into this matter and appeal to the Governor to do the right thing with immediate effect.

I definitely will continue to monitor developments around this story.

Sola Abegunde.