LAGOS HIGH COURT JUDGES, MAGISTRATES INDUCTED AS SCOUT MEMBERS

17 judges and nine magistrates of the Lagos State Judiciary were on Wednesday inducted as members of the Lagos State Scout Council at the Lagos State High Court foyer, Igbosere as part of activities marking the 2018/2019 new legal year.

Speaking at the induction ceremony for the judges and magistrates, Justice Oke asked the inductees to see their membership of the scout council as a way of serving in another capacity to help the society, especially the young ones.

She admonished the new scout members to see themselves as agents of positive change, promising to set up a committee which will ensure that despite their busy schedule as judges and magistrates, they will be able to find time to contribute to the education of young people through a value system based on the Scouts laws.

On his part, the Lagos Scout Council Commissioner, Chief Jonathan Tawose described the investiture as an epoch-making one, adding that scout movement is a voluntary, nonpolitical educational movement for young people, which is also open to all without distinction of gender, origin, race or creed.

In his words, “Scouting offers young people the opportunity to develop their full emotional, intellectual, physical, social and spiritual potentials as individuals, as responsible global citizens and as members of their local, national and international communities.

“It is important to emphasise that the role of adult leader play consists of assisting young people in achieving the objectives of scouting, while the boy or girl is ‘learning to know’, ‘learning to be’ and ‘learning to do’; the adult leader should confine himself or herself to merely facilitating and educating as credited to the founder – Lord Robert Baden Powell who said: “here then lies the most important aim of scout training”, he stated.

The inducted judges and magistrates include Justice B.A Candide-Johnson, Justice M.O Obadina, Justice J.E Oyefeso, Justice O.A Taiwo, Justice S.O Nwaka, Justice A.O Opesanwo, Justice O.A Olayinka, Justice O.A Okikiolu-Ighile, Justice O.A Akinlade, Justice I.O Harrison, Justice O.A Ogala, Justice G.A Safari, Justice I.O Akinkugbe, Justice O.A Adamson and Justice A. Solafoye.

Recall that the State Scout Council had in May 2018 inducted the Lagos Chief Judge, Hon. Justice Opeyemi Oke as its President.