Justice Olamide Folahanmi Oloyede of the High Court in Osogbo is currently in the eye of the storm for bring up a petition before the Osun State House of Assembly to investigate and impeach Osun State governor, Rauf Aregbesola on a number of allegations regarding mismanagement of the state’s economy that has led to non-payment of salaries and pensions for about eight months now. Justice Folahanmi is expected to appear on the floor of the House today to defend her petition.

Now to the question, "who is Justice Folahanmi?", here are 10 things of note about her:

1. The petitioner is a female, which is quite uncommon in Nigeria’s political landscape.

2. She is a serving judge who by the ethics of her engagement should be seen and not heard where opinions are concerned as judges’ opinions are said to be reserved for the bench.

3. She is of same Ijesa stock as the governor she is seeking his removal.

4. She is indirectly in the employment of the state where a conspiracy of executive and legislative arms could pressure the National Judicial Council (NJC) to ease her out of service.

5. The allegations she raised in the controversial petition are not only weighty but range from the civil to outright criminality.

6. If her petition succeeds in getting the governor out, she would be helping in taking her Ijesa people out of political reckoning in the state, where Aregbesola is the first Ijesa to rule.

7. She has a history of activism. As the Chief Registrar of Osun State Judiciary during the administration of former Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola, she fought battles with all judges of the state High Court and at a point, got suspended. She reacted by suing everyone to court over some administrative issues bordering on financial allegations. Prince Oyinlola was said to have waded in and forced a truce that reportedly culminated in the withdrawal of her suit and lifting of the suspension.

8. She was the last judge to be appointed by Oyinlola.

9. The human rights community will remember that court Chief Registrar that stood for and by them one afternoon in July 2008 as they were arrested for protesting on the premises of the state High Court. Olamide offered, in writing, to be their witness against the state and the police.

10. She really did not start on a war scale with Aregbesola. She reportedly supported the governor’s failed move to impose the then Lagos High Court judge and now Justice of the Court of Appeal, Justice Olubunmi Oyewole as Osun State Chief Judge. The failed judicial “coup” is said to have left rough patches in the relations between Oloyede and some of her colleagues.

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Culled from: http://www.goldenicons.com/beautiful-bold-justice-oloyede-petitions-for-impeachment-of-osun-state-governor-rauf-aregbesola-over-mismanagement-of-funds-leading-to-non-payment-of-salaries-for-8-months-other-issues/

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Ijesa this Ijesa that. People are suffering, if this particular Ijesa man can't deliver you hand over to someone else. What she's clamoring for is what everyone especially the civil society are should have done. Forget about her activism, these governors spent money to sponsor Buhari and themselves and now their people are suffering and they are deceiving their supporters by blaming GEJ. I hope she survives it anyway. Just like you stated, conspiracy from the executive and legislators may remove her and which will be done if she doesn't defend the allegations.

I trust she will defend every allegation. She was the one the requested to be called for the defence.No qualms

shu