The Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has urged the judiciary to remain steadfast in the quick dispensation of justice so as to guarantee law and order.
Governor Uduaghan, who gave this charge at the weekend when he received the state Chief Judge, Justice Abiodun Smith, and a retinue of judges on a visit at the Government House Annex, Warri, following the commencement of the new legal year of the state judiciary, said this will guarantee law and order.
Uduaghan congratulated the state judiciary on the new legal year and commended the members for the quick dispensation of kidnapping cases and tax defaulting, adding: “It has helped to put in check those who believe that they can get away with criminal activities in the society.”
While wishing the Bar and Bench a peaceful yuletide, the governor assured the judiciary of support in surmounting its challenges.
Smith commended Uduaghan for the infrastructural strides in the state, which has impacted positively on all the sectors of the state, including the judiciary, especially the provision of new court buildings.
He assured the governor of the support of the judiciary in his “Delta Beyond Oil” initiative.
Meanwhile. Uduaghan has urged couples who desire longetivity in their marriage to always give thanks to God for his blessings and benevolence.
Uduaghan made this assertion at the weekend at the First Baptist Church, Sapele during a thanksgiving service organized by the chairman of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, Oritsuwa Kpogho, on his wedding silver jubilee and the fiftieth birthday of his wife, Esima.
The governor said giving thanks to God would enable couples surmount marital challenges and ensure proper upbringing of their children.
He congratulated the couple and wished them many more years of peaceful marriage.
The officiating minister, Reverend John Ofomukoro, commended the couple for appreciating the benevolence of God upon them.
Kpogho and Esima, accompanied by Uduaghan and other dignitaries, later danced to the altar for thanksgiving blessing.
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