Femi Falana(SAN) has said the Code of Conduct Tribunal’s order relied on by President Muhammadu Buhari to suspend the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, is suspect.

Justice Tanko Muhammad has been sworn in by the president as the Ag. CJN following charges of false assets declaration filed against Onnoghen.
According to Falana, the exparte application relied on was filed on January 9 while the motion on notice of the substantive suit filed on January 11 with the name of the lawyer that argued the exparte motion not stated in the order.

He also suggested that Onnoghen might have contributed to his own downfall by postponing indefinitely the meeting of the National Judicial Council, which could have deliberated on the matter and take an informed position.
The Senior Advocate stated this in a statement made available to PUNCH on Saturday in Abuja.
Falana recalled he had tried to intervene in the matter by calling on the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami SAN to withdraw the charge of false declaration of assets filed against the suspended CJN.

The statement read, “The call was without prejudice to the merit of the serious allegations levelled against the Chief Justice. In line with decided judicial authorities, I had wanted the National Judicial Council to investigate the allegations. Unfortunately, the 88th statutory meeting of the National Judicial Council scheduled to hold on January 15, 2019, which could have deliberated on the matter and taken an informed position was postponed indefinitely on the directive of the embattled Chief Justice.
“As the battle shifted to the courts, both the Judiciary and the Executive were shopping for court orders from the Federal High Court, the National Industrial Court, the Code of Conduct Tribunal and the Court of Appeal. In the process, settled principles of law were sacrificed for the exigency of the moment.”

Stating that the ex parte order was procured in an act of brazen impunity by the Executive, Falana urged the president to respect all orders of the court earlier obtained which restrained the Federal Government from removing the CJN.

“It is unfortunate that the Bar and the Bench have played into the hands of the sponsors of incipient fascism in the country. For reasons best known to them.”
Therefore, the National Judicial Council should convene and constitute a committee to investigate the allegations leveled against the Chief Justice and make appropriate recommendation to the relevant authorities.
SOURCE:https://punchng.com/court-order-leading-to-onnoghens-suspension-is-suspect-says-falana/

If ex cjn doesnt have skeleton in his cupboard , he wont hurridely want to swear in Tribunal judges and constitue presidential election judges.
He wont postpone NJC meetings indefinitely.
He wont be runing from one court to another to escape justice just like a typical nigerian politician

Onnoghen is the architect of his own problems. All those moronsclaiming they want to protest are just wasting their bloody time

All this talk here talk there with contradictory opinions from same people on the same subject matter is so laughable and tiring.

Like most things Nigeria, this will soon go the way of past impunities and take the form of a precedence.

I keep telling whoever cares to listen that the biblical or koranic God must love Nigeria so much to have bestowed on our nation a constitution like one of the aforementioned books with which you can do and undo and justify the most un-justifiables.

Until that piece of crap called a constitution is done away with or truly redrawn into a real constitution, we'll keep going in circles.

ORIENTATION101:
If ex cjn doesnt have skeleton in his cupboard , he wont hurridely want to swear in Tribunal judges.
He wont postpone NJC meetings indefinetly.
He wont be runing from one court to another to escape justice just like a typical nigerian politician

newspaper title is saying something else, your zombie post is saying some stupid stuff.

The worst part is that one Mumu mod go come push, this trash,to the front page.

I advise you read what you posted first.

CITIZENS OF NIGERIA!

you have been saying Buhari is NOT fighting corruption.

now he actually punished ONE corrupt person (CJN); WHAT ARE YOU ALL DOING?

PERSECUTING HIM, REALLY?

VOTE BUHARI for continuity

Falana doesn't know what he is saying , there is no where in the constitution that says when the CJN postpones NJC Buhari should develop imaginary powers

SalamRushdie:
Falana doesn't know what he is saying

Did unlicenced BDC Onnoghen postpone NJC meeting indefinitely or not?

Did he not go from court to court shopping for judgement?

And lastly, did he "forget" or not ?

Anyway, the problem is getting bigger cos the third party depositors of the cash (most he paid himelf but some were paid by ) is being traced, Dubai strategy already don hit rock.... PDP is already in panic, wondering who the mole in their camp is..

naijapips04:


newspaper title is saying something else, your zombie post is saying some stupid stuff.

The worst part is that one Mumu mod go come push, this trash,to the front page.

I advise you read what you posted first.

is your brain paining you

ORIENTATION101:
is your brain paining you

zombie read,the article you posted.

Article is talking about your forged expartate order, you are here ranting on a different tangent entirely.

well you are a zombie....that's what you do.

Why all these cries na? Nobody cried when Ayo Salami was forced out by Jona na. What's good for the goose is good for the gander. Karma is a bìtch.

Falana na mumu. When I dey respect am DN pass. APC in disguise

Yes

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ORIENTATION101:
If ex cjn doesnt have skeleton in his cupboard , he wont hurridely want to swear in Tribunal judges and constitue presidential election judges.
He wont postpone NJC meetings indefinitely.
He wont be runing from one court to another to escape justice just like a typical nigerian politician

Correct!

naijapips04:


zombie read,the article you posted.

Article is talking about your forged expartate order, you are here ranting on a different tangent entirely.

well you are a zombie....that's what you do.

is that the only part your faulty eyes ball see

RealityShot:
CITIZENS OF NIGERIA!


you have been saying Buhari is NOT fighting corruption.


now he actually punished ONE corrupt person (CJN);
WHAT ARE YOU ALL DOING?


PERSECUTING HIM, REALLY?


VOTE BUHARI for continuity

If I use the hunger wey dey catch me swear for you now with this your mumu post wey you post nobody under heaven or inside hell go fit lift am

I see skulls no brains �

The billion CJN has lot of skeletons in his cupboard, if not,why suspending NJC meeting indefinitely just to remain CJN.




He can't be the judge, jury and executor of his own case.

..

ORIENTATION101:
is that the only part your faulty eyes ball see

let me try this one more time..

what is the title of the punch article?

I honestly don't expect anybody to rise to d defence of d ex cjn. How can laymen be trying to defend a judge who should supposedly be more learned and knowledgeable of d law than other lawyers,judges and laymen?

naijapips04:


let me try this one more time..

what is the title of the punch article?

did falana fault ex cjn postponing njc meeting yes or no?

This week go dey interesting. Both parties are wrong but we have to weed out corruption anyway anyhow.

Buhari is really fighting corrupts oh...

the ex cjn cant even speak for himself. Seems his being controled by bigwigs.

the man just rubbished his success and achievements by allowing greed to take over him

the quickest,easiest and surest way to destroy a Nigerian is bribe/money

gaby:
All this talk here talk there with contradictory opinions from same people on the same subject.

Like most things Nigeria, this will soon go the way of past impunities and take the form of a precedence.

I keep telling whoever cares to listen that the biblical or koranic God must love Nigeria so much to have bestowed on our nation a constitution like one of the aforementioned books with which you can do and undo and justify the most un-justifiables.

Until that piece of crap called a constitution is done away with or truly redrawn into a real constitution, we'll keep going in circles.

I DOFF MY HAT

ORIENTATION101:
did falana fault ex cjn postponing njc meeting yes or no?

see how not so smart you are.

again, what is,the title of the article you posted? I'm, asking for the last time.

He is fighting corrupting with one eyes closed ..the other to see clearly sha...