Buhari Nominated Another Northerner, Justice Ibrahim Muhammed to Replace Onnoghen shortly after sacking him. The desperate Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has shortlisted another Northern, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammed to take over from Justice Walter Onnoghen as the new Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). Buhari who is uncomfortable trusting and working closely with Christians, Southerners and even Non Fulani Muslims has been uncomfortable with the emergence of Justice Onnoghen and is seeing him as stumbling block when he rigs himself back to office. Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammed who is from Doguwa, Giade Local Government of Bauchi state is also a close relative of the sacked former SFG, Babachir and an ally of President Buhari.