The Ogun State Government has approved the award of a contract for the construction of an Abeokuta Division of the Court of Appeal complex in Abeokuta.
The approval was granted at the Ogun State Executive Council meeting held in Abeokuta on Friday.
Ogun State’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Oluwasina Ogungbade (SAN), provided the details of the contract after the meeting.
The contract, valued at ₦6,118,098,154.70, provides for the development of the court complex on a 2.6-hectare parcel of land adjoining the existing State Judiciary Complex in Olipakala Village via the Kobape area of Abeokuta, within the Judiciary Cluster along the Abeokuta–Sagamu Expressway.
This is part of the steps by the state government towards deepening access to justice and bringing appellate adjudication closer to the people of Ogun State.
A review by the Ministry of Justice showed that a clear majority of appeals currently heard by the Ibadan Division of the Court of Appeal emanate from Ogun State.
The absence of a division within the state has, over the years, increased the financial burden on litigants and legal practitioners and, in some instances, contributed to delays in the resolution of appeals.
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The state government has consistently demonstrated readiness for the takeoff of the Abeokuta Division. In preparation, six duplexes were constructed on 4,359 square metres of land in Ibara Housing GRA to serve as official residences for justices of the division. In addition, twenty bungalows at the Prince Court Estate, Kobape, have been set aside for support staff.
In 2025, the state received approval from the president of the Court of Appeal for the Abeokuta Division to commence operations.
This followed the special sitting of the court in Abeokuta in May 2024, during which about ten panels sat in the state and disposed of over 150 appeals within three days.
The groundbreaking ceremony for the new Court of Appeal complex will take place in the coming days, while construction is expected to be completed within twelve months.
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