PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has suspended the Chief Justice of
the Federation, Justice Walter Onnoghen.
The
Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, had refuted report that
he has resigned his office, describing it as fake news.
In
a statement that was signed by his Senior Special Assistant on media, Mr.
Awassam Bassey, the embattled CJN, said he would as part of his duties, swear
in members of the 2019 National Assembly, Governorship & State Assembly
Election Petition Tribunals on Saturday, January 26, 2019.
The
suspension of the CJN was revealed in a tweet by Bashir Ahmad, Personal
Assistant to the President on New Media.
Mr
Ahmad said the suspension was based on the order of the Code of Conduct
Tribunal (CCT).
Meanwhile, Justice
Tanko Mohammed from Bauchi State has been sworn-in today at the Council
Chambers, Presidential Villa as the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria Abuja,
No comments:
Post a Comment