Walter Onnoghen, the embattled Chief Justice of Nigeria, has reacted to the tribunal judgement banning him from public office.

Mr Onnoghen, accused of failing to declare some assets traced to him was convicted by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) in Abuja on Thursday.



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Onnoghen Reacts To CCT Judgement Banning Him From Public Office
By Politics Times - April 18, 20190

Walter Onnoghen, embattled Chief Justice of Nigeria.
Walter Onnoghen, the embattled Chief Justice of Nigeria, has reacted to the tribunal judgement banning him from public office.

Mr Onnoghen, accused of failing to declare some assets traced to him was convicted by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) in Abuja on Thursday.



In convicting the top jurist, the tribunal invoked the full provision of Section 23 of the code of conduct law which allows it to remove Mr Onnoghen from office.

When urged by the tribunal chairman, Danladi Umar, to react to the judgement of the offence of which he was found guilty of, Onnoghen stood up in the dock, bowed and simply replied, “No comment.”

After his reply, Mr Umar gave the ruling that he is being prevented from holding public office for a duration of ten (10) years adding the assets traced to him be forfeited to the federal government.

The defendant is hereby removed from office as the Chief Justice of Nigeria, the Chairman of the National Judicial Council and the Chairman of the Federal Judicial Service Commission,” the judge said.

“The defendant is hereby banned from holding public office for 10 years.

“The money in the five accounts which the defendant has failed to declare and disclose its source is hereby confiscated, seized and forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria as the money was acquired illegally and the defendant has failed to adduce any evidence how he acquired the money,” the judgement read.

The judgement comes weeks after Onnoghen willingly stepped down as the Chief Justice of the Federation after he was recommended for a compulsory retirement.

Source: https://politicstimesng.com/onnoghen-reacts-to-cct-judgement-banning-him-from-public-office/

The chestbeaters have finally pushed this one too to his sack.

We await Atiku's knock out in the coming weeks!

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Pachkwudi con shi sometin

React to what.....

He pleaded not guilty at first and now he has been found guilty by the tribunal. I guess that is justice well-served.

When will people like Tinubu, Amaechi, Babangida, Ernest shonekan, Obasanjo, Abdusalami, Jonathan and all public officials from 1979 till date be prosecuted? As long as we have selective justice in Nigeria, l am not moved by this conviction, Buhari is surrounded by more rogues and gangstas and they are looting the treasury via proxies. Where is Maina? Where is the grasscutter thief? Where are other criminals now saints in the useless Federal government led APC, nonsense

No comment from me too...









Right now, I feel truly sorry for him.

Wow!

JI

Re-act to what?

where is the reaction?

No comment?

good

Make I follow Onnoghen say, "No Comment"

Oga Onnoghen go and appeal

They were always going to succeed against. The onslaught was masterfully crafted. God help Nigeria.

The man said no comment but trust Nigerian youths.... They will have 10 pages comment on that "no comment" accusing the FG of witch hunting.

If what he has been convicted of is true, then no comment from me too.

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He still has time to react ok na

The body language of this Ex CJN speaks volume about his guilt. there are certain persons who can't handle nor manage scandal.

Shame on you Walter Onnoghen, you really should go to prison for this and for your information, non of your generation will ever become a judge in Nigeria .
This judgement go pain Biafra no be small.

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how is this a reaction. warn your self op and mod

Judgement is a bit harsh, but what did I know , when two elephants � fight , the grass suffers

Corruption kills and destroys