According to Presidential aide, Bashir Ahmed, President Buhari has suspended the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen and appointed Ibrahim Tanko Muhammed as acting CJN. JUST IN: President @MBuhari suspends the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen and appoints Mr. Ibrahim Tanko Muhammed as acting CJN.
The suspension was based on the order of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT).
The embattled Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen had earlier refuted rumours that he has resigned from his position.
He was supposed to swear in members of the 2019 National Assembly, Governorship & State Assembly Election Petition Tribunals tomorrow (Saturday 26th January 2019).”
Mr Onnoghen is facing trial on six counts of alleged false asset declaration.
The CCB accused him, among other allegations, of failing to declare domiciliary accounts used for transfer of foreign currencies which had existed since 2011.
The bureau said the failure of the CJN to declare the accounts in one of two forms, filled in 2016, meant that he was liable of false aset charges.The charges were brought pursuant to a petition written by a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Denis Aghanya.
The federal government also asked the tribubal to order Mr Onnoghen to step aside as CJN during the trial.
The Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, in a request brought before the tribunal said its application is informed by the need to ensure that Mr Onnoghen does not become the judge in his own case.
Many lawyers and other critics of the trial have argued that the CJN ought to have first been reported to the National Judicial Cuncil, before any attempt at his trial.
Mr Onnoghen is constitutionally the head of the NJC.
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Bamofin Muyiwa Kusimo
“The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, today, unveiled fully his true personality after years of dilly dally and pretence as a reformed dictator. Muhammadu Buhari, whose action is likened to that of Adolf Hitler, has shown to the entire world that he is nothing but a despotic totalitarian...
Alade Yusuf Olawale
If we are talking about the 'Suspension' i will say PMB is wrong. But about the replacement,tha
Daniel Orji
How come? Femi adesina earlier said pmb didn't know about the cjn case until sat 12th jan 2019! And is that the due process, following cct?
Clement Adesuyi Olabode
I feel very sad! Really disappointed. Even with a Prof of law at such an exalted position and such a travesty can happen?
Abubakar Haruna Tambai
He did this because of election tribunals. This people did not have confidence useless administration
Edet Daniel
Endy Edeson in the real world Igbo are not to be trusted in anything because they are bunch of criminals am not saying other regions doesn’t do same but Igbo mindset when it comes to money is worst
Niyeck Nandack
We, l in the Middle Belt warned Nigerians in 2015 that voting for Buhari amounted to a collective suicide. Nobody heeded our advice. Today, people are groaning.
Weep! Weep! and weep.
Weep! Weep! and weep.
Jeremiah Ademolu
Someone is trying to play safe in this matter. Remember election is around the corner
