- The charges leveled against Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, has been faulted by Olisa Agbakoba
- Olisa Agbakoba who is a constitutional lawyer advised the government to withdraw what he described as a rubbish case against the CJN
- Agbakoba warned that unless the right thing is done by the government in this case, the situation might lead to a constitutional crisis
President Muhammadu Buhari has been accused of having knowledge of the charges leveled against the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen.
The accusation was leveled by Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), a constitution lawyer who disclosed this while speaking on The Morning Show on Arise News.
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Agbakoba consequently advised the government to withdraw what he described as a rubbish case against the CJN, This Day reports.
Going further, the respected lawyer the arraignment of the CJN smack of political interference by the executive on an issue that should otherwise have been handled by the National Judicial Council (NJC).
The lawyer who insisted that the CJN like the president and the governor and their deputy also enjoys official immunity which ordinarily has been violated, added that the federal government goofed by bringing the case in such a hurry.
“Only the NJC has the authority to investigate any infraction by any judicial officer,” he stressed.
He also warned that unless the right thing is done by the federal government, the situation might lead to a constitutional crisis.
“We are strong and resolute that this rubbish will not happen; it will have the gravest consequences, so I appeal to the federal government to withdraw the charge, and in the event that it has a case against the CJN, to proceed to the Senate to file a charge,” he insisted.
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported that Walter Samuel, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) refuted claims that he was served summons to appear before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) to face trial over alleged false asset declaration.
The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) filed a six-count charge against the CJN over alleged failure to declare his asset upon assumption of office as provided in Section 15 (1) of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act C15, punishable under Section 23 (2) (a) (b) and (c) of the same Act.
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