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Foremost lawyer and Legal Luminary, Mike Ozekhome as listed 9 reasons why the bench warrant issued against suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen by the Code of Conduct Tribunal is a 'Trivialization of the judicial process'.

In a statement made available to PoliticsNGR on Wednesday titled 'THE CCT'S BENCH WARRANT FOR THE CJN ONNOGHEN'S  ARREST: CARRYING THE JOKE TOO FAR ', the senior advocate of Nigeria(SAN), argued;

"It's quite saddening and abhorrent to hear that the CCT has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of CJN Walter Nkanu Onnoghen.

For God's sake, this is bordering on the vendetta, the ridiculous and trivialization of the judicial process. I condemn this unwholesome step which puts the CCT in the public domain as being on a vengeful and extra-legal mission against the CJN.

It must be pointed out that this latest step by the CCT which has argued it is solely under the president and not under the judiciary, appears to be teleguided by the dictatorial Executive, especially the presidency. These are my reasons for this strong view:
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1. The NJC has since taken over the investigation of the CJN as provided for in sections 153,158,291,292(2) and section 21,parts A and B to the 3rd schedule to the Nigerian Constitution.

2. The EFCC has since written a petition against the same NJC,using the same evidence as that before the CCT.

3. The CCT has itself adjourned the CJN's matter for argument on whether it even has jurisdiction at all to hear the case against the CJN.

4. There are at least 4 Court orders directing the CCT to halt further proceedings.

5. The CJN has not yet been physically arraigned before the CCT on the charges filed such as to give the CCT and jurisdiction over the CJN.

6. Under the Provisions of the ACJA,a person such as Justice Walter,can even be tried in absentia.He therefore does not therefore have to be humiliated by being bundled to the court for arraignment like a common criminal. So,it is not a question of one being above the law.

7. By virtue of section 8 of the ACJA,every suspect is to be accorded humane treatment,with dignity and no suspect is to be subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment.

8. By virtue of section 3(d) of the CCB/CCT Act,the CJN ought not have been charged at all before the CCT, given his admission of mistaken non full compliance with the declaration of his assets. The section provides that he shall not be charged before the CCT once he admits non compliance. The matter ends there, as he shall be made to comply by being given fresh forms to fill and make full disclosure.

9. The earlier order made by the CCT that the CJN shall step aside has since been appealed against to the Court of Appeal and the appeal ought to be allowed to run its full course.[/b]

It is very clear to me that the CJN is being mob-lynched by the government and a section of the compromised or uninformed members of the public; is being harassed, intimidated and deliberately, painted with the paintbrush of shame, all with a view to present a fait accompli as to why."

https://politicsngr.com/just-ozekhome-lists-9-reasons-cct-arrest-order-cjn-onnoghen-vendetta/

stories that touch..next issue please

Political lawyer and benefitciary of political loot,why will u not claim it's vendetta?since Gani Fawehinmi died, human rights lawyers went into oblivion,many of them don become chop chop lawyers, by their fruits we shall know them

Since I've known this edo lawyer and his big big grammar from AIT, he has spent his career defending criminals .

Whatever Dokpesi and PDP are feeding you to stand firmly behind criminals will soon turn sour

Trash.
Mike is one of the reasons Nigeria is where it is today. The guy is good at supporting every Corrupt Criminal as long as he will have his share of the loot.

Is he more knowledgeable than NBA? Or does he know better than our
Intelligent Lawyers? It is game over for Ononghen and other Corrupt Judges like him.

I have ATIKUlated OBIdiently

Have you done the same?

The chief priest of Temple of Justice of any nation should be antiseptically clean of slightest of infraction.

It is a sacred office that has final interventions and pronouncements in the affairs of mortals that are only inferior to Divine Authority.

The office should never be for a politician or business-minded individual under whatever disguise.

Allowing a blemished chief priest to preside over the Temple of Justice will not only pollute the hallowed bench but will bring reproach to the nation.

Nigeria is bigger than Justice Walter Onnoghen.

A SAN for that matter relying all his argument on ACJA, CCB acts etc.

Even a charge and bail lawyer knows that an Act of parliament cannot override constitutional provision.

SAN, Please direct Nigerians to fifth schedule of the constitution where CCT derives its powers from.

Only gullible Nigerian can be deceived by corrupt lawyers like Ozekhome and Agbakoba - foolish PDP lawyers

Let's decide here

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Even NBA don fall in

This man should stop ranting and confirm if the warrant is backed by the law or not. If the CJN is not guilty why not appear and prove it !!!

As much as I want to take this man seriously, I seriously can’t. He is too much of a controversial figure.

We heard you looters beneficiary lawyer

lawyer of thieves is at it again

The man is feeling bigger than Saraki

Monitoring spirit everywhere... Asisat Oshoala scored some minutes into the match and boom you brought it to front page even when the game was still on fa.
Now they have lost the match ooooo... Please leave the babe biko make she concentrate nah

Mike always defending crooks

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at your age..still. begging for likes

Even a blind man can see that it's a vendetta against the CJN....

APc is pure Evil

This PDP lawyer again.Thank God Buhari has ear problem,he cant hear you....

babyfaceafrica:
at your age..still. begging for likes

Aren't you curious to know who will win

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Yeah. We all know that

dear youths if u have any plans to die for any of these politicians on Saturday, do better rethink, whosoever that wins we won't come out first class country, vote and go home, our hope is in every new dawn, I remember just like yesterday when buhari took over I asked myself when the 4 years will end, so today even if he decides to continue , am already preparing for another 4 yrs, we are survivors , be u APC or PDP, don't put your life in line this Saturday, stay safe

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Bighead9:
Trash.
Mike is one of the reasons Nigeria is where it is today. The guy is good at supporting every Corrupt Criminal as long as he will have his share of the loot.

Is he more knowledgeable than NBA? Or does he know better than our
Intelligent Lawyers? It is game over for Ononghen and other Corrupt Judges like him.

Corrupt Criminals are abound in APc

Lmao
Onnonghen na Governor wey get immunity abi?
Abi na President ?

Na like this dem go push this man enter Kirikiri maximum prison.