Governor Bello Mourns late Ajana, Says Kogi Has Lost a Legal Luminary

Governor Bello Mourns late Ajana, Says Kogi Has Lost a Legal Luminary

The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has expressed grief over the death of the late Chief Judge of Kogi State, Honourable Justice Nasiru Ajanah, CON, following a brief illess.

The Governor made this known on Sunday in a condolence message signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Onogwu Muhammed.

Governor Bello described the late Chief Justice as a legal icon who stood for the cause of justice and defended the Rule of Law while doing his best to smoothen collaboration between the Executive and Judicial arms of Governments as the State’s Chief Judge.

He noted that the late Chief Justice who has also served at the National level in several capacities, described him as a fearless judge who was renowned for demanding discipline in his court and delivering thorough and sound judgments.

The Governor noted that Kogi State has lost a legal luminary who bestrode the heights of his chosen profession like a colossus and cast his shadow far beyond the confines of the state.

Governor Bello noted that his administration would greatly miss Justice Ajanah’s wise counsel while aggirming that he served the state and even the entire Nation to the best of his abilities. History, he noted, would be kind to the memory of the late jurist.

The Governor sends his condolences to the Family of the late Chief Judge, his Friends, the Kogi State Judiciary, the legal profession and to Nigeria as a whole.

The state government earlier announced the passing of late Justice Nasiru Ajana through the ministry of information and communication.

The late Justice Nasiru Ajanah was born in the year 1956 in Okene Local Government Area to the family of MJ Fari Ajanah.

He studied law at the Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria and was called to Nigerain bar as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court in .

Governor Yahaya Bello prayed for the repose of the soul of late Justice Ajanah. He asked that the Almighty God will comfort those he left behind and grant them the fortitude to bear such a great loss.