gare:


You can call it whatever you want, but who told you assumption doesn't come to reality

yns4real:
•Accepts Onnoghen's voluntary retirement from service as CJN

Garba Shehu
Senior Special Assistant to the President
(Media & Publicity)
June 9, 2019

id911:

What is the difference between what I said and what you extracted and posted up there? My God! Who's wrong and who's right? I can't make any further comment again

garfield1:

The njc will write to him.tanko is the Chirman of njc

9jaRealist:


YOU ARE RIGHT...

Not sure what the dude is going on about, but the appointment of Supreme Court justices (and the CJN) is made on recommendation by the NJC. The appointment process is three-fold: (1) the NJC makes a recommendation to the President; (2) the President makes a NOMINATION (NOT an appointment) to the Senate; and (3) the Senate confirms (or rejects) the nominated candidate. [B]It is only after the Senate confirms a nominated candidate that an APPOINTMENT is deemed to have been made[/B] - and then the appointee is sworn-in by the CJN (or the President, in the case of the CJN). Thus you are indeed correct that the President should have written to the NJC instead of the acting CJN (unless, even though it was NOT so indicated, the President was actually writing to the NJC through the acting CJN - which is still procedurally INCORRECT since the NJC has a secretariat through which it should receive communications).

Furthermore, the Constitution merely provides for a Supreme Court “not exceeding” 21 justices. It does NOT require nor mandate that the Supreme Court have 21 justices (and usually the Supreme Court has about 15 or 16 justices). It is NOT the business of the President how many justices the Judicial branch (acting primarily through the NJC) deem sufficient or suitable for the Supreme Court at any point in time (he who wears the shoe knows where it pinches), and this sort of wanton INTERFERENCE in the affairs of the other CO-EQUAL branches of government (whether the National Assembly or the Supreme Court) is somewhat troubling. The Constitution does NOT provide for (nor anticipate) an IMPERIAL PRESIDENCY, with a President issuing instructions to other CO-EQUAL branches of government (or otherwise seeking to direct their internal affairs and/or organization). This is slippery slope territory!
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valentineuwakwe:
i just hope the five (5) additional judges will not be fulanis and Muslims

valentineuwakwe:
i just hope the five (5) additional judges will not be fulanis and Muslims

id911:


That's why I said the reminder should have been addressed to NJC as an institution not Ag. CJN as an individual

specter:



You have brain and the virginity of your common sense has not been tampered with.

This man is killing our institution and we are looking. I sincerely hope we don't become like Sudan in the near future.

id911:
I'm I missing something? Is it not the NJC, through the FJSC, that normally recommend Justices to the President for appointment? Why is the President writing to the Ag CJN instead of NJC? I'm kinda confused here

mu2sa2:
Point of correction: The Njc nominates to the president ,who appoints the justices, subject to the confirmation of the Senate. You people hate Buhari to the point that you cannot stomach his exercising the executive powers of the president of the federal republic of Nigeria. Please chill, God has placed Pmb in that office for now, otherwise you give yourself BP while the man keeps getting fresher and brighter every day.

ogunsj:
you didn't vote Buhari, but people like us did and you are not more Nigerian than us. 1000 supreme court judges from your village cannot stop Buhari from being your president for the next 4 yrs.

id911:
I'm I missing something? Is it not the NJC, through the FJSC, that normally recommend Justices to the President for appointment? Why is the President writing to the Ag CJN instead of NJC? I'm kinda confused here

yns4real:



There is strict consideration of federal character in the appointment of justices of the Supreme Court. See the list of the current occupants of the posts

valentineuwakwe:
i just hope the five (5) additional judges will not be fulanis and Muslims

Yankee101:


Are you sure the legit votes for him where more than those agsinst him?

And the server which received all originally transmitted results was hurriedly changed?

Be dreaming

Built2last:
Scared

The current configuration of the supreme court doesn't favour Buhari in any case. Any vote on major cases will see Buhari losing.

The south has more justices in Supreme court. Not even the acting CJN can influence anything for Buhari easily.

The acting CJN seeing that he can't initiate that has used the presidency to initiate a letter. He will take over from there.

4 justices from the North loading

Urchman200:
can u pause a bit and read ur writeup again?a man that have a case to answer before this judge's will now decide which judge should be appointed. I am really confused about Nigeria version of democracy.

samstradam:


This is the problem with irrational hate, it turns grown educated men into crying inconsolable babies.

Now I ask, when you write to an institution do you not address it to somebody? If write to UNILAG, should I address it to UNILAG and say "Dear UNILAG". If i write to the Police do I say "Dear Police". Or maybe the reason why our Senators are doing whatever they like is because people have been writing letters saying "Dear Senate"!

In all cases we know that you write a letter and address it to an actual office/officer of the institution, even if the officer is a cleaner, it must be addressed to a recognised office/officer.

Tanko is the ag CJN. By the office he holds he is the chairman of both the NJC and FJSC. But you knew this already, yet you felt the need to try to belittle your President.

Or maybe I'm wrong and you are just a graduate of Baba Iyabo's school of meaningless and directionless letter writing..... oya ...."Dear Nigeria, See what Buhari has done again!"

roymary:


SMH!!! Typical zombie. You sound like a robot simply following a program. No one in their right senses supports this government.

ogunsj:
my friend it's you who is sounding robotic, by trying to force people to like who you like, and to hate who you hate. life is dynamic, respecting other people's opinions is an indication that you are in your right senses.

9jaRealist:


YOU ARE RIGHT...

Not sure what the dude is going on about, but the appointment of Supreme Court justices (and the CJN) is made pursuant to the recommendation of the NJC. The process is three-fold: (1) the NJC makes a recommendation to the President; (2) the President makes a nominates an appointee to the Senate; and (3) the Senate then confirms (or rejects) the nominated candidate. [b]It is only after the Senate confirms a candidate that the Justice is deemed to be constitutionally appointed[/B] - and thereafter the appointee is sworn-in by the CJN (or the President, in the case of the CJN). Therefore, you are indeed correct that the President should have written to the NJC instead of the acting CJN, unless (and it was NOT so indicated) the President was actually trying to write to the NJC through the acting CJN (which is still procedurally INCORRECT since the NJC has a secretariat through which it should receive communications).

Furthermore, the Constitution merely provides for a Supreme Court “not exceeding” 21 justices. It does NOT require nor mandate that the Supreme Court have 21 justices (and usually the Supreme Court has about 15 or 16 justices). It is NOT the business of the President how many justices the Judicial branch (acting principally through the NJC) deem sufficient or suitable for the Supreme Court at any point in time (he who wears the shoe knows where it pinches), and this sort of wanton INTERFERENCE in the affairs of another CO-EQUAL branch of government is somewhat troubling. The Constitution does NOT provide for (nor anticipate) an IMPERIAL PRESIDENCY, with a President seeking to direct the affairs of, or issuing instructions to, the other CO-EQUAL branches of government (whether the National Assembly or the Supreme Court). This is slippery slope territory!
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9jaRealist:
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Meanwhile, crucial point being overlooked is that the Supreme Court Act provides for a MAXIMUM of 15 Supreme Court justices!

Specifically, the Constitution provides in Section 230(2)(b) for any number of Supreme Court justices as may be prescribed by an Act of the National Assembly (but not to exceed 21). The relevant Act in this respect is the Supreme Court Act (Chapter S15, Laws of Nigeria 2004), which provides in the relevant part (Section 3 (1)) that “[t]he number of Justices of the Supreme Court shall NOT EXCEED fifteen” (emphasis added). In other words, the President’s letter (much as this ongoing discussion) appears mute and DOA. Abegi, who’s advising ASO Rock?

PS: Here’s the link to the Supreme Court Act on the website of the Federal Ministry of Justice, Abuja: http://lawnigeria.com/LawsoftheFederation/SUPREME-COURT-ACT.html
See also: http://www.nigeria-law.org/SupremeCourtAct.htm
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dukie25:
A shariah court judge becoming the CJN.
This is like a bad dream but don't tell zombies Islamization is in full swing.
Lets all wait till Nigeria is declared a caliphate.

valentineuwakwe:
i just hope the five (5) additional judges will not be fulanis and Muslims