I am deeply saddened by the untimely death of Honorable Justice John Oyewole Adeyeye, Chief Judge, Ekiti State. It is one of life’s cruel ironies that only a short while ago we were celebrating his recovery from the injuries he sustained when a section of the state high court complex, collapsed on him in his office early last year.
Now, shortly thereafter, we are mourning his passing. It seems inexplicable, but to the faithful, we are left to remember the profundity of the opening eight verses of chapter three of Ecclesiastes and accept the providence of a sovereign God.
Those of us who knew Justice Adeyeye will remember his quiet dignity, his temperate disposition, and his humility in wearing the privilege and power of high judicial office without ever succumbing to pomposity or arrogance.
May God bless John Oyewole Adeyeye, and May God bless Ekiti State he served so well.
Olawale Fapohunda SAN
November 5, 2024
