Welcome to Ekiti State Judiciary

Historically. Ekiti State was created on October 1, 1996 alongside five other states during the military government of General Sani Abacha. Since Ekiti State was carved out of the old Ondo State and in order not to leave the justice sector in vacuum, Ekiti State Judiciary came into existence with the new State on 1st October, 1996 and was formally inaugurated on 20th January, 1997. The State Judiciary hit the ground running with the swearing in of the pioneer Chief Judge, the late Hon. Justice John Ademola Aiakaiye. The pioneer Chief Judge, his learned brother Judges together with the supporting staff laid a solid foundation upon which the State Judiciary was built. Upon its inauguration, Ekiti State Judiciary took off with four of the nine Judicial Divisions of the old Ondo State, namely Ado Ekiti, Ikere Ekiti, ljero Ekiti and lkole Ekiti.