With less than 48 hours left for the expiration of his tenure as Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, will the Acting President Prof Osinbanjo send Justice W.S.N. Onnoghen's name to the Senate for confirmation? This and other issues will/should be the subject of discuss in this thread.

What will be the implication of not sending the name?

Will the failure to send the name further divide us as a nation or unite us?

What if the president has another candidate in mind as reason for the delay?

May God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria as we discuss this issue.

Thanks to every contributors in view.

Oke Umurhohwo @ https://web.facebook.com/stalyf wrote


"To enhance the confirmation or ensure the non-confirmation of the Acting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen, as the substantive Chief Justice of the Federation is probably the most important decision that President Muhammadu Buhari has to make since he came to power almost two years ago.

If he gets it wrong and refuses to send the Acting Chief Judges name to the Senate for confirmation there will be long-term and far-reaching consequences, the first of which will be a weakening of what is already a fast-eroding spirit and ethos of national unity.

If he gets it right and sends the name to the Senate for confirmation it will go a long way to ease the palpable and existing tension in the land and it will be a good first step towards restoring and enhancing national unity.

Simply put Buhari cannot afford to get this one wrong if he is serious about keeping Nigeria one and if he has ANY respect left for the people of the south.

Some are of the view that President Buhari is simply biding his time and at the last minute he will submit Onnoghen’s name.

That remains to be seen and if it happens I will not only be pleasantly surprised but I will be the first to congratulate the President for displaying such wisdom and sagacity and for doing the right and proper thing. Let us hope that he sees the light and that it happens that way.

Anything less than that will divide us even further and, unless we restructure, take us one step closer to the eventual disintegration of our country."

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