Dr Wallace Mgoqi speaks on his nomination for position of Chief Justice

Ayo Technology Solutions chairperson Dr Wallace Mgoqi says he has been honoured to be nominated for the position of Chief Justice.

Mgoqi was nominated by the Restoration Foundation, which is a group of Christians, which said it picked him because he brought social science and legal backgrounds to the top judicial post in the land.
In an interview with Independent Media, Mgoqi said he admired the work done by judges serving in the Constitutional Court.

“I must say, I have a lot of respect and admiration for all the judges who have served at the apex court from the very beginning, from 1996, when the court was established.

“There is a brilliant internationally acclaimed jurisprudence that has been established.
All of them, singularly and collectively, have put together a body of work that all of us can be proud of. They have established, built, nurtured and protected that institution as a national institution and one that compares with any other in the world.

“So, if one had the opportunity to serve, it would be moving into a solid, well-rounded situation that is functional and that is operative,” said Mgoqi. He believes that land is still important in the context of the work done in South Africa. If it was not addressed it could blow out in our faces.

Even the Constitutional Court would have in its introductory sections on its judgements issues around land. Mgoqi holds a BA Social Science degree and an LLB.

He also obtained post-graduate qualifications from Harvard University in the US and the Development Lawyers Course of the International Development Law Institute in Rome, Italy.

Source: SABC

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