The South-south governors may have resolved to intervene in the resignation saga of the embattled Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen.
The governors intend to meet President Muhammadu Buhari with a view to persuading him to accept Onnoghen’s resignation letter.
Buhari is yet to act on the April 4, 2019, letter or the recommendation of the National Judicial Council (NJC) that the CJN be compulsorily retired.
Onnoghen turned in his letter 24 hours after the NJC met and decided that he had to go having lost the moral authority to continue as CJN with the litany of allegations bordering on misconduct against him.
It was gathered that the majority of the South-South governors have bought the idea of intervening in the Onnoghen matter.
It was also learnt that Onnoghen actually attempted to negotiate his exit with three conditions before the NJC advised the President to retire him.
The presidency rejected the Onnoghen exit conditions and opted to see his trial through at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT).
One of the conditions was for the federal government to enter a nolle prosequi at the tribunal.
He also asked that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) should discontinue his investigation/trial, and that his suspension be lifted to allow him to return to office after which he would voluntarily resign within four weeks.
On Thursday however, the tribunal convicted him for failing to declare his assets as required by law, and ordered his immediate removal from office as CJN.
Investigation revealed that the South-South governors, some of whom have no personal relationship with Onnoghen, have requested audience with Buhari.
The meeting was expected to be held last Thursday but the conviction of Onnoghen same day by the CCT caused a delay as one of the issues was overtaken by the judgment.
Sources said the governors are keen on getting a dignified exit for Onnoghen, who is from the geopolitical zone.
They were said to have consented to a ‘political solution’ to the CJN matter.
A source familiar with the development said: “The South-South governors want the presidency to close the chapter on Onnoghen by accepting his voluntary resignation/retirement. This is why they believe a political solution is better than this messy affair.
“They have sought audience with the President on how to find an amicable solution to the travails of Onnoghen.
“They are buying into the recommendation of the National Judicial Council (NJC) to allow Onnoghen to retire with full benefits and retain his membership of the Council of State.
“They do not want the CCT matter to drag on for more months. They also do not want Onnoghen subjected to a separate trial by the EFCC on other allegations against him.”
It was unclear when the governors will meet the President again.
Before the conviction of the CJN on Thursday, he had resigned or retired after much pressure and following the decision of the NJC advising Buhari to retire him.
“The NJC decision shocked Onnoghen and he lost the last straws he was clinging to. At this point, he offered to resign/retire accordingly,” another source added.
The Presidency, in rejecting Onnoghen’s conditions for stepping down, believed that the law be allowed to run its course.
A government source said: “The conditions were untenable and the presidency told the intermediary that investigative reports on Onnoghen were awesome for three separate trials.
“This was how the negotiation deal collapsed and Onnoghen was left to bear his cross at the CCT. If the CJN had made some concessions, maybe his case would not have reached this level.”

https://www.360nobs.com/2019/04/south-south-governors-to-beg-president-buhari-to-accept-justice-onnoghens-resignation-letter/amp/

Forget about Buhari,forget this people ,Christ is the reason for today. Happy Easter TO EVERYONE

I don't even know where to pitch my tent any more....

brostheo:
Forget about Buhari,forget this people ,Christ is the reason for today. Happy Easter TO EVERYONE

yiu got me

I couldn't comment again

No need...
Buhari is more wicked as compared to Pontius Pilate

SS governors led Onnoghen to his death. They banded with SE governors and PDP to label Buhari a dictator.

Now they want to beg Buhari to "dictate" against CCT ruling.

Chest beaters have turned to beggars. I thought you foolish SS mis-governirs were threatening the federal republic? There is only one C-in-C in Nigeria, his name is GMB.

MetaPhysical:
SS governors led Onnoghen to his death. They banded with SE governors and PDP to label Buhari a dictator.

Now they want to beg Buhari to "dictate" against CCT ruling.

100% fact, nothing else to add to your post.

cyrilamx:


“They do not want the CCT matter to drag on for more months. They also do not want Onnoghen subjected to a separate trial by the EFCC on other allegations against him.”

CCT has finished its work. EFCC will continue from there. This Onnoghen will soon join Joshua Dariye and Jolly Nyame in prison. Chest beaters from Biafra and SS can then be visiting him for judegment trading and foreign exchange in Prison

why beg

Nyamuri flat.heads don lead another victim to his grave through chest beating

All the south south governors involved in the appeal to PMB are very stupid. Are they not the ones that pushed him into this unnecessary predicament?

When the matter just broke and reasonable Nigerians asked Onnoghen to resign, they came together, issued empty threats to the rest of the country and told him never to resign. The chips are down now and all they could do is beg the president for a soft landing. Why can’t they carry out the threats they issued initially?

Anyway, I also urge the president to accept his resignation in the spirit of Easter.

alhassanyusuf29:
Nyamuri flat.heads don lead another victim to his grave through chest beating

I am yet to see anybody won a court case when backed by support from SE. Not even during GEJ whose administration was flooded with Ibos.

If im ever under EFCC scrutiny my first action will be to buy center page in major newspapers and put an Ad in bold "SE, THANKS, I CAN MANAGE THIS TRIAL ALONE".

Otherwise they will hijack ownership of the case and get me locked up as we see with Onnoghen, poor man, he wnt along ad danced to their tunes. At one point they even told him to defy court and not show up for a Court summons....and he sure failed to show up. Now they are begging...

MetaPhysical:
SS governors led Onnoghen to his death. They banded with SE governors and PDP to label Buhari a dictator.

Now they want to beg Buhari to "dictate" against CCT ruling.

No one will stop the wheel of justice so far it is miscarriage of justice. This is another chaff from the BMO!

MetaPhysical:


I am yet to see anybody won a court case when backed by support from SE. Not even during GEJ whose administration was flooded with Ibos.

If im ever under EFCC scrutiny my first action will be to buy center page in major newspapers and put an Ad in bold "SE, THANKS, I CAN MANAGE THIS TRIAL ALONE".

Otherwise they will hijack ownership of the case and get me locked up as we see with Onnoghen, poor man, he wnt along ad danced to their tunes. At one point they even told him to defy court and not show up for a Court summons....and he sure failed to show up. Now they are begging...

Hehehehehe you make it look like Onneghen is a minor or some slowpoke, that cant decide for/by himself or was acting on behalf of SS/SE on a journey that was purely career trajectory.
The man is being persecuted in the open and you are making fun of it. May you never be denied justice when you need it most!

tuniski:

No one will stop the wheel of justice so far it is miscarriage of justice. This is another chaff from the BMO!

When SS governors commanded Onnoghen to dishonor court summons didnt BMO warn that the action could create conflict of interest and jeopardize Onnoghen's chances with law?

MetaPhysical:
SS governors led Onnoghen to his death. They banded with SE governors and PDP to label Buhari a dictator.

Now they want to beg Buhari to "dictate" against CCT ruling.

Yes indeed; after they had raised public sentiments against Buhari and further directed Onnoghen to defy the CCT order to appear before it and answer the charges against him; how do they now propose to undo the damage they had already caused to the president's image - begging at this late point won't cut it.

Buhari should ignore them all and allow the law to take it course - next time these divisive sentimentalists would think twice before they open their irresponsible mouths again.

tuniski:

Hehehehehe you make it look like Onneghen is a minor or some slowpoke, that cant decide for/by himself or was acting on behalf of SS/SE on a journey that was purely career trajectory.
The man is being persecuted in the open and you are making fun of it. May you never be denied justice when you need it most!

The joke is on SS governors! Beggars for dictatorial orders from above.

cyrilamx:
The South-south governors may have resolved to intervene in the resignation saga of the embattled Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen.
The governors intend to meet President Muhammadu Buhari with a view to persuading him to accept Onnoghen’s resignation letter.
Buhari is yet to act on the April 4, 2019, letter or the recommendation of the National Judicial Council (NJC) that the CJN be compulsorily retired.
Onnoghen turned in his letter 24 hours after the NJC met and decided that he had to go having lost the moral authority to continue as CJN with the litany of allegations bordering on misconduct against him.
It was gathered that the majority of the South-South governors have bought the idea of intervening in the Onnoghen matter.
It was also learnt that Onnoghen actually attempted to negotiate his exit with three conditions before the NJC advised the President to retire him.
The presidency rejected the Onnoghen exit conditions and opted to see his trial through at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT).
One of the conditions was for the federal government to enter a nolle prosequi at the tribunal.
He also asked that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) should discontinue his investigation/trial, and that his suspension be lifted to allow him to return to office after which he would voluntarily resign within four weeks.
On Thursday however, the tribunal convicted him for failing to declare his assets as required by law, and ordered his immediate removal from office as CJN.
Investigation revealed that the South-South governors, some of whom have no personal relationship with Onnoghen, have requested audience with Buhari.
The meeting was expected to be held last Thursday but the conviction of Onnoghen same day by the CCT caused a delay as one of the issues was overtaken by the judgment.
Sources said the governors are keen on getting a dignified exit for Onnoghen, who is from the geopolitical zone.
They were said to have consented to a ‘political solution’ to the CJN matter.
A source familiar with the development said: “The South-South governors want the presidency to close the chapter on Onnoghen by accepting his voluntary resignation/retirement. This is why they believe a political solution is better than this messy affair.
“They have sought audience with the President on how to find an amicable solution to the travails of Onnoghen.
“They are buying into the recommendation of the National Judicial Council (NJC) to allow Onnoghen to retire with full benefits and retain his membership of the Council of State.
“They do not want the CCT matter to drag on for more months. They also do not want Onnoghen subjected to a separate trial by the EFCC on other allegations against him.”
It was unclear when the governors will meet the President again.
Before the conviction of the CJN on Thursday, he had resigned or retired after much pressure and following the decision of the NJC advising Buhari to retire him.
“The NJC decision shocked Onnoghen and he lost the last straws he was clinging to. At this point, he offered to resign/retire accordingly,” another source added.
The Presidency, in rejecting Onnoghen’s conditions for stepping down, believed that the law be allowed to run its course.
A government source said: “The conditions were untenable and the presidency told the intermediary that investigative reports on Onnoghen were awesome for three separate trials.
“This was how the negotiation deal collapsed and Onnoghen was left to bear his cross at the CCT. If the CJN had made some concessions, maybe his case would not have reached this level.”

https://www.360nobs.com/2019/04/south-south-governors-to-beg-president-buhari-to-accept-justice-onnoghens-resignation-letter/amp/

The world is watching. This kind of corruption is bad. We should all condemn it. No to justice trading!

NaMeAboki:


Yes indeed; after they had raised public sentiments against Buhari and further directed Onnoghen to defy the CCT order to appear before it and answer the charges against him; how go they now propose to undo the damage they had already caused to the president's image - begging at this late point won't cut it.

Buhari should ignore them all and allow the law to take it course - next time these divisive sentimentalists would think twice before they open their irresponsible mouths again.

Buhari has been hounded by same people for interfering in Judiciary and Legislature, they want him to focus in his Executive role and not cross limits.

I wonder why they couldnt go beg Saraki to intervene. Is Saraki powerless now, after all the brags?

Im surprised SS is begging President to violate the lines that separate Executive from Judiciary and tell Judiciary what to do.

I trust Baba go slow!...hin go just shake their hands take smiling selfie with them and go back to his slow motion. .

President Buhari reacts to ethnic clashes in Taraba and Adamawa says they are needless

– Pres. Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to the ethnic clashes in Taraba and Adamawa states of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

– The President in his statement declared that the ethnic clashes are needless and saddening

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari today shared his reaction towards the ethnic clashes in some states in the country.

The ethnic clashes had been seen between Jukuns and the Tivs in Taraba state and as well as in Adamawa state between the Fulani, Genjor, and Bachama.

President Buhari expressed his disappointment towards the ethnic clashes as he stated that it was needless and saddening.

Read more on https://idonsabi.com/president-buhari-reacts-to-ethnic-clashes-in-taraba-and-adamawa-says-they-are-needless/

MetaPhysical:


Buhari has been hounded by same people for interfering in Judiciary and Legislature, they want him to focus in his Executive role and not cross limits.

I wonder why they couldnt go beg Saraki to intervene. Is Saraki powerless now, after all the brags?

Im surprised SS is begging President to violate the lines that separate Executive from Judiciary and tell Judiciary what to do.

I trust Baba go slow!...hin go just shake their hands take smiling selfie with them and go back to his slow motion. .

MetaPhysical:


The joke is on SS governors! Beggars for dictatorial orders from above.

Who says they are begging don't swallow every trash you read. The man has resigned and buhari can't do jack about it. BMO just dropping fake news for the gullible.

MetaPhysical:


When SS governors commanded Onnoghen to dishonor court summons didnt BMO warn that the action could create conflict of interest and jeopardize Onnoghen's chances with law?

'Commanded' chai! Abegi e don do. You are just making mockery of nothing but, a ride on the tigre's back. Be guided.

tuniski:

Who says they are begging don't swallow every trash you read. The man has resigned and buhari can't do jack about it. BMO just dropping fake news for the gullible.

Lol..
I think you got things mixed up. There are two impacts to him.

1. His position as CJN is an appointment. He can resign from that no problem. If he resigns as CJN he can return to sitting as a Justice of the Supreme Court until he retires and draw his retirement benefits.

2. His career as a lawyer is also on the line and CCT has ruled to sack him from public service. This means his legal career has ended and because he was involutarily terminated he is not entitled to get any service benefit.

The plead is for "dictator Buhari" to dictate against the constitution and allow "our son" to take early retirement so he can get benefits and service honor.


You cretins opened all kinds of threads in nairaland to abuse Buhari and also abuse SW calling Yoruba betrayers because we refuse to support your embezzling son.

Now you are on knees begging dictator to act and violate constitution. What an @ss--le you all are. We are justified for mocking your humility and lack of shame. Suck it up!

MetaPhysical:


Lol..
I think you got things mixed up. There are two impacts to him.

1. His position as CJN is an appointment. He can resign from that no problem. If he resigns as CJN he can return to sitting as a Justice of the Supreme Court until he retires and draw his retirement benefits.

2. His career as a lawyer is also on the line and CCT has ruled to sack him from public service. This means his legal career has ended and because he was involutarily terminated he is not entitled to get any service benefit.

The plead is for "dictator Buhari" to dictate against the constitution and allow "our son" to take early retirement so he can get benefits and service honor.


You cretins opened all kinds of threads in nairaland to abuse Buhari and also abuse SW calling Yoruba betrayers because we refuse to support your embezzling son.

Now you are on knees begging dictator to act and violate constitution. What an @ss--le you all are. We are justified for mocking your humility and lack of shame. Suck it up!

The case is on appeal why are you sounding like it is final. Let the trial run it full course before talking all these. Right now it is uncalled for.

OK

Amuocha:
No need...
Buhari is more wicked as compared to Pontius Pilate

why comparing Jesus with thief onnoghen,
did jesus stole?
buhari would have free Jesus if buhari was Pilate.

I blame idiotic pigs for this man downfall because of their empty chest beating.

MetaPhysical:


Buhari has been hounded by same people for interfering in Judiciary and Legislature, they want him to focus in his Executive role and not cross limits.

I wonder why they couldnt go beg Saraki to intervene. Is Saraki powerless now, after all the brags?

Im surprised SS is begging President to violate the lines that separate Executive from Judiciary and tell Judiciary what to do.

I trust Baba go slow!...hin go just shake their hands take smiling selfie with them and go back to his slow motion. .

Saraki as head of the legislature which is responsible for making laws only, has little say or influence over this matter.
I think the SS governors having weighed their options came to the realisation that the key to Onnoghen's freedom/soft landing rests in the hands of the prosecution, under the executive, headed by Buhari - that is why they have resorted to begging as against their earlier defiance.