Shun corruptive influences - Akeredolu to Attorney-General

Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has encouraged the new Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Charles Titiloye, to shun corruptive influences and abide by the oath of his office.

According to him, the appointment of Titiloye was a testament of his administration’s determination to recognise quality and reward loyalty.

He said: "The importance of this portfolio cannot be over-emphasised. It is the only office occupied by an appointee in a Cabinet mentioned in the 1999 Constitution, as Amended. It should serve as the bedrock of justice, equity and fairness. Integrity is non-negotiable.

“Loyalty to this Administration and, by necessary implication, the people of Ondo State, must not be in doubt in any manner. The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, like Caesar’s wife, must be beyond reproach.

“No serious Government should joke with the quality of the personnel who serve the people through this Ministry.

“Justice is pivotal in the development of any society. All activities of any Government must be anchored on reasoned and altruistic advisories from the experts saddled with such remarkable responsibility.

“There can be no outstanding success without quality and sustained interventions from the Ministry which interfaces among the Executive, Legislative and judicial arms of Government. Those appointed to coordinate the activities of Government owe the people a fiduciary duty. This Administration will continue to insist on it."

The governor, who hoped that the attorney-general would reorganise the Ministry of Justice, said there was no contracts to lobby for in the ministry.