The Lagos State Judiciary has granted its employees a one-week Easter holiday.
The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Alogba, approved a holiday for judicial workers to celebrate Easter from April 7 to April 14, according to a statement issued on Tuesday.
The statement, signed by the Acting Chief Registrar, Mr Tajudeen Elias, and dated March 13, but made available to journalists on Tuesday, stated that workers were expected to return to work on April 17.
According to the statement, arrangements for dealing with urgent cases during the Easter holiday are that each judge will deal with all urgent applications related to any substantive case already assigned to him/her.
“Any urgent application, the substantive cause of which has not already been assigned will be dealt with by the judge to whom the application is specifically assigned.
“Notwithstanding the provision of Order 49, Rule 4 any cause or matter may be heard by a judge during the period of the Easter vacation where such a cause or matter is urgent, provided that the condition prescribed by Order 49 Rule 5 shall be observed and complied with,” it said.
