20 brand new 2019 model Toyota Land Cruiser Prado SUVs were presented to the judges and Chief Judge of the state, Justice Oluwatoyin Akeredolu on Wednesday by the Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu.
WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that the presentation of 20 brand new 2019 model Toyota Land Cruiser Prado SUVs is a step taken to fulfill the administration’s promise to create conducive atmosphere for the state’s workforce.
While receiving the cars on behalf of other judges in the state at the Government House, Alagbaka, Akure, the Chief Judge, who thanked the governor for the gesture, said judges in the state, including herself, had been using 10-year-old official vehicles, which had become rickety, before the governor’s intervention.
According to her, she and her colleagues have various experiences of disappointments arising from their use of the rickety vehicles for their official duties.
She said: “My colleagues and I have been riding 10-year-old vehicles, hitherto. We have had various experiences of disappointments in the use of our vehicles.
“I recall once I was on the way to Abuja, my vehicle broke down around Obajana. And you know the security situation in that axis. Before long, the boys were gathering. Fortunately for me, I had the pilot vehicle with me. I had to enter the pilot vehicle to get away from that environment.
“If you bring my colleagues here, they will tell you the various experiences they have had with their vehicles. I want to thank God for Mr. Governor. I want to appreciate this good gesture.
“We don’t have feelings of entitlement, though the regulation says give judges new vehicles every four years. By this regulation, it’s an entitlement. But at the same time, we want to appreciate Mr. Governor for not taking us for granted