There is no political motive behind the suspension of Justice Walter Onnoghen as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), the Presidency has said.

Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, stated this in a telephone interview with Channels Television on Friday.

“As far as the President is concerned, this is just about fighting corruption,” he said on Politics Today.

He had explained that he took the decision at the request of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) over allegations that Justice Onnoghen failed to declare his assets.

The development has triggered mixed reactions across the country, including a call on the National Assembly by the Peoples Democratic People (PDP) to take legislative actions against the President.

But Adesina insisted that if there were people saying the President’s action has some political undertones despite the clarification he has made, such people have a right to their opinion.

He said, “As to what is on the President’s mind, he wrote a speech just before the swearing in of the acting CJN.

“He said the moral authority of Justice Walter Onnoghen has been wounded. He said it’s been so wounded that he should just have stepped down till the case is concluded, and that is why he had to now use the power vested in him, as directed by the Code of Conduct Tribunal.”

The presidential aide also faulted the claims that the President told the media that he was not aware of Justice Onnoghen’s arraignment.

He, however, said it was the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, who said the President was aware only on the Saturday preceding the arraignment on a Monday.

Adesina stressed that President Buhari had stated that the suspension of Justice Onnoghen was strictly in line with the anti-corruption war of his administration.

He quoted the President as saying, “Fellow Nigerians, we can only stand a chance to win the fight against corruption and position our dear nation for accelerated development when we stand together to contend against it.”

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Shut up and tell the Dullard you cannot fight corruption with corruption, the failed attempt to sack the CJN is an attempt to rape and kill our constitution all in a bid to achieve a self centred objective divised in total bad faith to the Nigerian state, the Nigerian people and sacred sanctity of the 3 Arms of govt as enshrined in our constitution ..

Like I have said before the action remains ultravire and at best a figment of Buharis imagination while the illegal swearing in of a pretender justice Tanko at best be considered a training drill like any fire drill carried out from time to time on the grounds of the state house .

We never expected otherwise from Femi Adesina, despite encouraging farmers and citizens to evacuate their ancestral lands for herdsmen...

Is he a better lawyer than the NBA, SAN, NJC?

He should note to Nigerians the constitution the antelope obeyed as we are all binded by it.

Unfortunately in all this, Osinbajo is steadily becoming the poster boy for the misdemeanor of this administration. From NEMA funds to Tradermoni and now to being accused of lying against the President by Femi Adesina. This is just too much

Femo Femo

Why are you lying to us na?

Even the petitioner said his petition is political.