The Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Ondo State, Olukayode Ajulo, has appointed no fewer than 273 lawyers to serve as his advisers.
Ajulo said that the advisers would work closely with him as aides to enhance what he described as ethical legal services to the state, stressing that they would be classified as honorary and technical advisers.
The commissioner, who was recently appointed by Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, added that the aides comprised professional and junior legal practitioners.
According to him, part of their task would be to lend support to him through a multitude of ideas while serving the government and people of the state.
He said: “I have graciously appointed all the 273 lawyers, dividing them into two categories: honorary advisers and technical advisers, to the Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice of Ondo State.
“They will provide invaluable guidance to reinforce the vision of the Office of the Attorney-General of Ondo State to be the best public law office in Nigeria.”
Ajulo, who also stated that the terms of engagement for the advisers are “remarkably innovative,” stressed that the advisers would enhance excellence.
He said the names of the appointees would soon be revealed, noting that they are lawyers who have “distinguished themselves” in law practice, government, academia, and social work, among others.
He, however, listed his eight-point agenda to include access to justice, uniform law enforcement, justice sector reform, obedience to court order, law officers’ welfare, adherence to executive order and rule of law, as well as protection of women, children, and persons with disabilities.
