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20 Elderly Sans Warn Buhari: Onnoghen's Resignation Is Not Enough by mmb(m): 6:31pm On Apr 16, 2019
A 20-man group of aged Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) under the aegis of the Justice Reform Project (JRP) on Tuesday said Chief Justice Walter Onnoghen’s resignation is not enough in view of “the grave nature of the allegations” against him.

The group said justice should run its course in the Onnoghen matter, and also urged the Nigerian Government to sanction other judges whose legitimate earnings are not commensurate with their wealth,

According to JRP, extending the anti-graft exercise to other judges will restore confidence in the Judiciary and debunk the impression that the former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) was being victimised.

The group, set up to push for reforms in the judiciary/legal profession, is led by one of the oldest SANs, Ebun Sofunde, with Jibrin Okutepa, Dr Babatunde Ajibade, Prof Ernest Ojukwu, Osaro Eghobamien, Mrs. Funke Adekoya, Kayode Sofola, among others, as members.

In a statement, JRP said it noted Onnoghen’s resignation “with concern”, but added that the matter should not end there.

The group said “his resignation/voluntary retirement is not an answer to these allegations", adding that it expects that justice, which is no respecter of persons or position, will be allowed to take its course".

JRP urged the Federal Government to look beyond Onnoghen for three reason main reasons.

It said: “Beyond Honourable Justice W. S. N. Onnoghen, however, the JRP believes the revelations that have been made in the course of this affair necessitate that urgent steps be taken to identify and sanction all other Nigerian judicial officers who are found to possess inexplicable wealth that cannot be reconciled with their legitimate income or their asset declarations, two of the allegations made against Justice Onnoghen.

“These steps are necessary for a variety of reasons. First, to restore public confidence in the judiciary and disabuse the notion that all judicial officers in Nigeria are corrupt and that justice is for sale.

“Second, to disabuse the notion that Justice Onnoghen’s travails are a mere witch-hunt motivated by ethnic and political interests rather than the result of a genuine concern for sanitising and reforming the Nigerian judiciary.

“Third, to eliminate the suspicion that the Executive arm of government is using the information it has access to by virtue of its control over the apparatus of the state to take selective action only against those judicial officers that fail to do its bidding.”

Besides, the group said Onnoghen’s response to allegations by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before the National Judicial Council (NJC) raises significant questions about how heads of courts manage judiciary’s funds.

“Without prejudice to the legitimate clamour for increased budgetary allocation to the judiciary, its financial independence and improvement in the working conditions of service of judicial officers, all of which JRP wholeheartedly supports, there must be better management of that which is currently allocated.

“The JRP calls on everyone with a stake in our judicial system (the public, the Bar, and the bench), to report their concerns, if any, to the relevant regulatory agencies so that they are investigated.

“The legal profession is a self-regulating one, so it behooves all its members to take an active interest in maintaining the standards of rectitude and integrity expected of judicial officers and legal practitioners.

“In making this call, the JRP merely exhorts every member of the legal profession to act as they are expected to act. If the profession does not regulate itself effectively, incidents such as those involving Justice Onnoghen will remain a fixture in our judicial system.”

On Thursday, the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) will give judgement in the trial of Onnoghen for a six-count charge of fraudulent declaration of assets.

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Re: 20 Elderly Sans Warn Buhari: Onnoghen's Resignation Is Not Enough by amaniro: 6:36pm On Apr 16, 2019
Make una leave Onnoghen oo haba!

Allow him to retire Peacefully.
Re: 20 Elderly Sans Warn Buhari: Onnoghen's Resignation Is Not Enough by Nobody: 6:38pm On Apr 16, 2019
Why people see it as attacks against anything opposition is because the same president raised the hands of Gandollar, a Governor caught red handed on camera, while even looked the other way while thugs dispossessed electorates of their votes in the supplementary election.

You really should not blame those who may see it tilted or selective.

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Re: 20 Elderly Sans Warn Buhari: Onnoghen's Resignation Is Not Enough by clintz(m): 6:46pm On Apr 16, 2019
The words of elders
Re: 20 Elderly Sans Warn Buhari: Onnoghen's Resignation Is Not Enough by DogmaNation: 7:06pm On Apr 16, 2019
Rubbish! Selective justice is all I see! Buhari is a tyrant n a hypocrite. When he was asked about "Grandollar" the devil said he doesn't know the technology use in filming"Grandollar". Buhari is evil!

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Re: 20 Elderly Sans Warn Buhari: Onnoghen's Resignation Is Not Enough by Officialgarri: 7:12pm On Apr 16, 2019
DogmaNation:
Rubbish! Selective justice is all I see! Buhari is a tyrant n a hypocrite. When he was asked about "Grandollar" the devil said he doesn't know the technology use in filming"Grandollar". Buhari is evil!
Mumu, did you read the post at all? What is Buhari's business in this
Re: 20 Elderly Sans Warn Buhari: Onnoghen's Resignation Is Not Enough by nonsobaba: 7:20pm On Apr 16, 2019
The 20 wise elders.
Re: 20 Elderly Sans Warn Buhari: Onnoghen's Resignation Is Not Enough by Banmeallday: 7:30pm On Apr 16, 2019
clintz:
The words of elders

More like the words of old fools.

How can allegations mean the man should do what...run the streets naked?

And for the Easterner there that allowed himself to join the Oduduwa “old SAN” shame on them.

These elders are not even learned, and stayed there to watch a coupist that overthrew a democracy to become President....

Blacks I tell you
Re: 20 Elderly Sans Warn Buhari: Onnoghen's Resignation Is Not Enough by Xisnin(m): 7:37pm On Apr 16, 2019
These "elder SANS" are likely to be parading fake certificates.
If not they should have known that no impartial court can convict onnoghen of any "crime".
He can't be convicted of bribery because there is no evidence for such.
Merely having a certain amount in your account is not sufficient for criminal conviction.
Re: 20 Elderly Sans Warn Buhari: Onnoghen's Resignation Is Not Enough by DogmaNation: 7:57pm On Apr 16, 2019
Officialgarri:

Mumu, did you read the post at all? What is Buhari's business in this
Fool! Buhari is a curse. Dig ur head 4 ground,I un wan see ur stupid face.
Re: 20 Elderly Sans Warn Buhari: Onnoghen's Resignation Is Not Enough by chloride6: 8:30pm On Apr 16, 2019
Thank you elders..

These are the true elders
Re: 20 Elderly Sans Warn Buhari: Onnoghen's Resignation Is Not Enough by Amuocha: 9:06pm On Apr 16, 2019
Do we have SANs that are saints?
- let us start with Yomi Osinbajo
Re: 20 Elderly Sans Warn Buhari: Onnoghen's Resignation Is Not Enough by blackboy(m): 8:09pm On Apr 20, 2019
20 man group of aged SAN where have you been al this while on many issues that need justice like Dasuki case, Shite leader case, Leah Shabiru, Boko Haram , corruption etc?

Una want chop or use CJN shine?
Re: 20 Elderly Sans Warn Buhari: Onnoghen's Resignation Is Not Enough by adekolaelect(m): 8:58pm On Apr 20, 2019
Banmeallday:


More like the words of old fools.

How can allegations mean the man should do what...run the streets naked?

And for the Easterner there that allowed himself to join the Oduduwa “old SAN” shame on them.

These elders are not even learned, and stayed there to watch a coupist that overthrew a democracy to become President....

Blacks I tell you
see where frustration lead you to now .you are now wiser than the ,20 oldest SAN and you know what the law of the land say more than them.

Re: 20 Elderly Sans Warn Buhari: Onnoghen's Resignation Is Not Enough by Icemn: 9:49pm On Apr 20, 2019

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