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Onnoghen: Protest In London As Nigerians Ask UK To Support PMB Kill Corruption

January 31, 2019



While most Nigerians are yet to come to terms with President Muhammadu Buhari’s courageous suspension of embattled Chief Justice Walter Onnoghen, their counterparts in the diaspora have lauded the move.

In the United Kingdom, in particular, Nigerians welcomed the removal of the judicial chief as it is a clear deviation from the several years of impunity.

It is for this reason, Nigerians under the auspices of Arise For A New Nigeria, stormed the streets of London, exactly No10 Downing street, close to the Prime Minister’s Office, to show solidarity with their country’s leader.

In a letter addressed to Prime Minister Theresa May, the group’s President Andrew Kobani, speaking on behalf of his countrymen, urged Britain to support the anti-corruption fight of Mr Buhari, especially concerning Mr Onnoghen’s removal.



Read the full press statement below.

The Rt. Honourable Theresa May, Prime Minister
Office of the Prime Minister
10 Downing Street
London SW1A 2AA
Madam Prime Minister,

While most Nigerians are yet to come to terms with President Muhammadu Buhari’s courageous suspension of embattled Chief Justice Walter Onnoghen, their counterparts in the diaspora have lauded the move.

In the United Kingdom, in particular, Nigerians welcomed the removal of the judicial chief as it is a clear deviation from the several years of impunity.

It is for this reason, Nigerians under the auspices of Arise For A New Nigeria, stormed the streets of London, exactly No10 Downing street, close to the Prime Minister’s Office, to show solidarity with their country’s leader.

In a letter addressed to Prime Minister Theresa May, the group’s President Andrew Kobani, speaking on behalf of his countrymen, urged Britain to support the anti-corruption fight of Mr Buhari, especially concerning Mr Onnoghen’s removal.


Read the full press statement below.

The Rt. Honourable Theresa May, Prime Minister
Office of the Prime Minister
10 Downing Street
London SW1A 2AA
Madam Prime Minister,

SOLICITING FOR THE PRIME MINISTER AND THE UK GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR THE MUHAMMADU BUHARI ADMINISTRATION IN THE WAR AGAINST CORRUPTION

Madam Prime Minister may wish to note that Nigeria is experiencing a turbulent period in the fight against corruption as initiated by the administration of Muhammadu Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

They are sufficing to note that since 2015, the present administration has initiated measures aimed at reducing corrupt practices in the conduct of government business at all tiers of governance. This effort has yielded positive results to the admiration of the bulk of Nigerians and the consternation of a select few that have benefited from the rot in the system.

Undeterred, the government of President Muhammadu Buhari has carried on with enthusiasm and a determination to see that structural defects are fixed to curb the rot in the system for the betterment of Nigeria as a country.

Madam Prime Minister may also wish to note that the bane of underdevelopment in Nigeria is as a result of the lackadaisical attitude of previous governments in the fight against corruption that has resulted in the wanton disregard for accountability and transparency in the conduct of government businesses and by extension governance in Nigeria.

Since 2015 when the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari took over the affairs of the state in Nigeria, Nigeria has recorded tremendous progress in governance evident in the dividends of democracy trickling down the ladder.

Madam Prime Minister however, the present administration has encountered numerous challenges from individuals and organisations that have subverted the system through nefarious ways and means all in the quest to portray the Muhammadu Buhari administration in poor light in an attempt to pitch the populace against the government to fulfil their personal agenda of causing unrest and disaffection in the country.

The recent case of the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen who violated the law in declaring his assets as stipulated by the law has further emphasized the level of rot in the system.

A particular segment of the Nigerian society has cried wolf where none exist and painted a picture of political persecution, forgetting that Nigeria was on the brinks of imminent collapse due the activities of a few that have benefitted from the rot in the system.

Madam Prime Minister, we are through this medium soliciting for assistance from the United Kingdom in the war against corruption in Nigeria as initiated by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari in recent times.

A vivid example can be seen in the instance where the Chief Judicial Official in Nigeria, either by omission or commission failed to declare a part of his assets running into millions of dollars.
The Chief Justice of Nigeria as the number one judicial officer in the country for inexplicable reasons did not declare a part of his assets before the Code of Conduct Bureau in Nigeria. The CJN cited “forgetfulness and mistake” as the reasons for the non-declaration.

Madam Prime Minister, the non-declared items are bank accounts with balances that runs into millions of pounds sterling and dollars. This is too much to be right in our considered opinion. As the number one judicial officer in the country, it is wholly untenable for such an excuse, unless for deliberate reasons.

This untoward display of acts inimical to the progress of Nigeria has necessitated the kind, and timely intervention of the Prime Minister and the British government is assisting Nigeria in the war against corruption. If, not, corruption will kill Nigeria at this rate. And that would not happen under the leadership of Madam Prime Minister.

Madam Prime Minister may be aware that political jobbers and ethnic champions have given the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria ethnic and religious actions, but in truth, it was a timely intervention aimed at saving the judicial arm of government in Nigeria further embarrassment as a result of the unethical conduct of the Chief Justice of Nigeria.

This letter is an SOS, as well as a reminder to Madam Prime Minister, Theresa May and UK Secretary for African Affairs Mrs. Harriett Baldwin that Nigeria would return to the brinks if steps, just like this are not taken to arrest the cankerworm of corruption that has eaten deep into governance in Nigeria.

It is our considered opinion that the United Kingdom as an ally of Nigeria cannot afford to watch as Nigeria goes to the brinks. It must render that assistance to the government of Nigeria that has made substantial inroads in the fight against corruption.

I have the honour to be, Madam, Your humble and obedient servant

CC: Mrs. Harriett Baldwin
UK Secretary for African Affairs

Source: https://leadership.ng/2019/01/31/onnoghen-protest-in-london-as-nigerians-ask-uk-to-support-pmb-kill-corruption/

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Dele Momodu has an honourary PhD from a university in Ghana.
Remove that "Dr" title with alacrity, I beg.

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We’re not pulling out of Nigeria —PZ

Published February 1, 2019

Leading homecare product maker, PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc, has denied reports that it is pulling out of Nigeria.

A report had emerged on an online platform, Nairaland, on Wednesday, titled, “PZ pulls out from Nigeria.”

The story, however, lacked body and only one line saying, “details later…” followed the title.

In its response, PZ Cussons in a statement on Thursday, issued by the Chief Executive Officer, PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc, Christos Giannopoulos, described the story as false.

Giannopoulos also responded to another report circulating on the social media with the caption, “Nigeria PZ Cussons to withdraw amid tough conditions,” saying that the headline was misleading and creating the impression that PZ had decided to leave the country.

The PZ CEO explained that the trading statement issued to the London Stock Exchange was clear on PZ Cussons’ continued operations in Nigeria.

He stated, “While these conditions prevail, we will maintain our strong market shares in key product categories in Nigeria until growth returns to the market.

“This year, 2019, we shall be celebrating 120 years of making life better and adding value to Nigeria.

“In our 120 years of doing business in Nigeria, we have faced different conditions and come out stronger at the end of each phase.”

Source: https://punchng.com/were-not-pulling-out-of-nigeria-pz/

chosengocap:
PZ pulling out of Nigeria citing tough economic conditions.
PZ. Ubiquitous PZ. Go into your kitchen and look around.
You'd be surprised how many come from PZ. But they're
pulling out. They can't cope with this economy. 3,500 people
are about to be laid off.

Apc is evil.

Purveyor of #FakeNews, you have been noticed

We’re not pulling out of Nigeria —PZ

Published February 1, 2019

Leading homecare product maker, PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc, has denied reports that it is pulling out of Nigeria.

A report had emerged on an online platform, Nairaland, on Wednesday, titled, “PZ pulls out from Nigeria.”

The story, however, lacked body and only one line saying, “details later…” followed the title.

In its response, PZ Cussons in a statement on Thursday, issued by the Chief Executive Officer, PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc, Christos Giannopoulos, described the story as false.

Giannopoulos also responded to another report circulating on the social media with the caption, “Nigeria PZ Cussons to withdraw amid tough conditions,” saying that the headline was misleading and creating the impression that PZ had decided to leave the country.

The PZ CEO explained that the trading statement issued to the London Stock Exchange was clear on PZ Cussons’ continued operations in Nigeria.

He stated, “While these conditions prevail, we will maintain our strong market shares in key product categories in Nigeria until growth returns to the market.

“This year, 2019, we shall be celebrating 120 years of making life better and adding value to Nigeria.

“In our 120 years of doing business in Nigeria, we have faced different conditions and come out stronger at the end of each phase.”

Source: https://punchng.com/were-not-pulling-out-of-nigeria-pz/

wink2015:


WHEN IT IS SYNONYMOUS WITH NAIJA OR NIGERIAN THE BRITS ALWAYS PREFER TO LABEL IT COLOURFULLY TO THE TARGET COUNTRY.

Blame Nigerian newspapers for that colourful twist.
As far as I can tell, none of the leading British newspapers described her as anything other than an 'MP'.

Say no to #AtikulooterCONtinua
Say no to #Lootocrats
Ask #FionaOnasanya to show contrition

Blacksodje:

The Senate also wants the court to determine whether the action of the president does amount to usurpation of the powers of the Senate as provided for in Section 292 of the constitution.
source: https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/308478-breaking-onnoghen-senate-approaches-supreme-court-suspends-plan-to-reconvene.html

Usurpation of powers == Doctrine of Necessity, mah Niggas

The doctrine of necessity is the basis on which extra-legal actions by state actors, which are designed to restore order, are found to be constitutional. It also includes the ability of a private person to violate a law without punishment where the violation of law was necessary to prevent even worse harm. The maxim on which the doctrine is based originated in the writings of the medieval jurist Henry de Bracton, and similar justifications for this kind of extra-legal action have been advanced by more recent legal authorities, including William Blackstone.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctrine_of_necessity

No provision of the Nigerian constitution empowering the National Assembly to pass any such resolution, causing Senate President David Mark to assert that the Senate had been guided by the "doctrine of necessity" in arriving at its decision.

Mr. Ozekhome told the News Agency of Nigeria in a telephone interview that “the move is unnecessary as the country is not at war or in imminent danger of invasion”.

He said that the order given to the military to take charge of security situations in the three states was only an adoption of stiffer measures and not a state of emergency.

According to him, section 305 of the 1999 Constitution does not permit the declaration of state of emergency just because a part of the country is facing security challenges.

“Under section 305, before a state of emergency can be declared, it must be evident that the country is in a state of war or is in imminent danger of invasion.

“Section 305 does not permit the declaration of state of emergency simply because a part of some states, not even the whole state, are facing security challenges,” he said.

He said that Section 305 of the 1999 Constitution provided that the intention to declare state of emergency should first be published in a Federal Government Gazette.

He explained that after the publication, the National Assembly ought to sit at a plenary session to decide if there was need for declaration of the state of emergency.

“Therefore, Section 305 of the 1999 Constitution was not obeyed before the proclamation of the state of emergency by President Goodluck Jonathan.

“I would therefore say that since he did not follow due procedure, it is not a declaration of state of emergency, but an adoption of stiffer measures for the protection of lives and property in those states.’’

Source: https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/134400-jonathan-violates-nigerian-constitution-in-declaring-state-of-emergency-ozekhome.html

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Say no to #Lootocrats

You mean Otunba is a fraudster?

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Image: Otunba's donation to a federal government girls college.

braveboy64:
PDP is not an option

Have you seen the motley crew of outlaws and fugitives who populate the hierarchy of the PDP?
Nigerians would not have learnt anything from successive years of arrested development, if they invest hope in that party again.

Say no to #AtikuloooterCONtinua
Say no to #Lootocrats

Footnote: this is no ringing endorsement of the ruling party but a rejection of Atiku and his co-travellers.

shakmati:
Pleaae end tyranny


https://www.change.org/p/united-nations-nigeria-s-democracy-is-under-hostage-say-no-to-dictatorship/nftexp/fht-14222857-en-us/v6/211717411?recruiter=211717411&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial.pacific_post_sap_share_gmail_abi.gmail_abi&utm_term=psf_combo_share_initial.pacific_post_sap_share_gmail_abi.gmail_abi&recruited_by_uuid=da7970a0-9c86-11e4-a557-a91afd007dce&utm_content=fht-14222857-en-us%3Av6&fbclid=IwAR0bsDCuzFbBoTnGts-OCc1MBkg5J3s9TuY5YafMpvneSuP8q-T90fZyiTU

#ArrantNonsense

patreeq50:
Thank you Buhari for your courage.
First of it's kind.
In a country like Nigeria, fighting corruption may not be carried out legally all the time. Fight it the way you can.

You've got a good head on your shoulders.

Nigerian president hits back after Cameron gaffe
Buhari says corruption is not the sole preserve of poor countries

MAY 11, 2016

Nigeria’s president has hit back after David Cameron called his country “fantastically corrupt”, denouncing western states for their poor record in returning looted funds to nations struggling to shake off kleptocracy.

In a speech in London on Wednesday ahead of a corruption summit on Thursday, Muhammadu Buhari made no direct mention of the British prime minister’s disparaging remarks, which were picked up by a nearby television camera as Mr Cameron spoke with the Queen at a Buckingham Palace reception.

But the 73-year-old former military ruler, who won last year’s elections on a pledge to clean up pervasive graft in Africa’s biggest economy, stressed that corruption was not the sole preserve of poor countries.


“Corruption is a hydra-headed monster,” said Mr Buhari, who has been grappling with a vast system of patronage and theft fuelled by revenues from the continent’s biggest oil industry. “It does not differentiate between developed and developing countries.”

Mr Buhari, billed by summit organisers as a star turn, called for the establishment of “international anti-corruption infrastructure” that could trace looted money and return it “without delay or precondition”.

He thanked the US and Switzerland for working to return more than $600m stolen by the late dictator Sani Abacha. But he complained that “our experience has been that repatriation of corrupt proceeds is very tedious, time-consuming and costly”.

The Nigerian government has been at pains to reassure the Swiss authorities and World Bank officials who have a mandate to oversee the repatriation of those funds that they will not simply seep out of government coffers once again.

Asked later by Sky News, Mr Buhari acknowledged that Nigeria was corrupt and said he would not be asking Mr Cameron for an apology.

His call for international co-operation appears to echo in part Mr Cameron’s plans to establish an anti-corruption information-sharing agency based in London. Details of the agency, such as its scope, funding and member countries, are expected to be announced at the summit.

The Nigerian president said his government was working to trace “billions of dollars” siphoned into local and international banks.

His comments highlight growing concerns among reform-minded leaders of countries whose revenues have long bled away through embezzlement and corruption.

One top corruption investigator estimates that the wealth marooned in the financial system by the death and overthrow of kleptocrats runs at least into the tens of billions of dollars — sums that dwarf the budgets of many of the countries from which the money was looted. The pot is thought to have grown in recent years with the revolutions in eastern Europe and then the Arab uprising.


Meanwhile, a series of scandals has shone a light on the west’s role as a conduit for ill-gotten wealth. The UK’s National Crime Agency estimates that hundreds of billions of dollars of criminal money pass through British banks each year.

In his speech, Mr Buhari also mused on the constraints of battling corruption in a democracy. His previous tenure began with a military coup in 1983 and ended with another two years later. A foiled plot in 1984 to kidnap an allegedly corrupt former official living in London and fly him back to Nigeria in a crate became the symbol of Mr Buhari’s disciplinarian style.

Back then, Mr Buhari said, he considered officials accused of lining their pockets guilty until proven innocent. Now, as the winner of the first Nigerian election in which a defeated incumbent left office of his own accord, he appeared frustrated.

“The system is so tolerant of corruption in Nigeria that I see [corrupt officials] riding [in a] Rolls-Royce but they are innocent until proven guilty.”

Optimism among Nigerians eager to see swift reform under Mr Buhari’s watch has been damped by a fuel crisis that has gripped the country since March.

Last week Mr Buhari acknowledged the severity of the challenges his government is confronting. Tumbling crude prices have dramatically reduced the oil revenues that generate about 80 per cent of government income. “We are experiencing probably the toughest economic times in the history of our nation,” the president said.

Many Nigerians seem willing to accept that reform, if it comes, will be slow.

“The system is completely broken,” said Erifeoluwa Olurin, a university student in Lagos. “He cannot fix it overnight.”

Source: https://www.ft.com/content/3532d2de-1760-11e6-b197-a4af20d5575e

kirajustice:
@POLITICSNGR
Had the situation been reversed and the US, UK or any EU member government found that its chief judicial official is the recipient of large sums of money of questionable origin and Nigeria suggested that you retain the person in that position, you would question Nigeria’s bona fides. You also would swiftly move to suspend the official pending final determination of the causes against him.

Not one of your nations would allow a person enmeshed in legal uncertainty to preside over your legal systems until the cloud has been cleared from him. That would incentivize corruption and assault the rule of law.

Thus, the CJN should have and could have helped the process in this regard by recusing himself from the bench until this matter is settled.

Instead, he indefinitely postponed a NJC meeting for no plausible reason except to avoid any consideration of this matter by the NJC.

Again, this calls into question his motives while undermining the normal operations of the judiciary. The CJN cannot be allowed to use his office to shield himself from the normal operation of the law as applied to any other jurist or any other Nigerian for that matter. Such a ruse is effectively an abuse of office. His position is one of utmost public trust; it is not a shield to protect him from the fair consequence of his own actions.

https://politicsngr.com/breaking-will-presidency-replies-eu-uk-us-cjns-suspension/

An administration that socks it to hypocritical observers in the Europe, America, and elsewhere, is one that Nigerians should support.

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How Chief Justice of Nigeria, National Judicial Council Plotted Reinstatement Of Corrupt Judges

BY SAHARAREPORTERS, NEW YORKJUN 03, 2017

The National Judicial Council (NJC), a body whose mandate includes disciplinary action on members of the Nigerian judiciary who abuse their trust, has asked judges recently busted for corruption in various sting operations to return to work, according to a memo released today.

Our sources also disclosed that the Chief Justice Of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, has been working surreptitiously with some elements within the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to clear the way for the return to the bench of several judges either indicted by the NJC or security agencies investigating corruption within the judiciary.

Last October, agents of Nigeria’s secret police, Department of State Services (DSS), raided several judges’ homes in an operation that netted a stash of domestic and foreign currency, weapons, and, in some cases, incriminating transactions involving the judges. The operation was meant to continue, conceivably resulting in the arrest and prosecution of many more judges, but a combination of pressure from sections of the legal profession as well as operational errors by the DSS led to the stoppage of the raids which was inevitably heading to the home of the current CJN, Onnoghen.

Meanwhile, a few of the judges unmasked by the DSS were arraigned in court. However, according to our sources in the judiciary, as soon as the judges’ trials commenced, several senior lawyers and judges met secretly and decided on a plot to frustrate the prosecution of the judges caught in the raids.

In one instance, Justice Adeniyi Ademola and his wife had their case thrown out of court after such high profile meetings, it was alleged that officials of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) helped the embattled judge to declare his assets through the backdoor. Two of our sources said the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court anchored a series of secret meetings where the decision was taken to impede the trial of the corrupt judges and return them to the bench.

In preparation for the NJC’s exoneration and recall of the indicted judges, the Body of Benchers, chaired by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, met secretly last week to finalize a strategy to help the judges return to work. After that maneuver, the NJC last week requested a meeting between Nigeria’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, and senior officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In addition, the NBA last week openly condemned the trials of corrupt judges and demanded that the government end them.

Today, the NJC recalled six judges, including Adeniyi Ademola, who was tried for possession of cash, illegal weapons, and influence peddling. Justice Ademola is also currently undergoing trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal for failure to declare his assets. Also recalled is Agbadu James Fishim of National Industrial Court of Nigeria who was accused of receiving bribes from at least 20 lawyers.

In addition, the NJC reinstated Justices John Inyang Okoro of the Supreme Court, Uwani Aji of the Court of Appeal, and Hydiazira Nganjiwa of the Federal High Court. All the reinstated judges were accused of grave acts of corruption in many cases. Several of them are reportedly implicated in a legal scandal in which one of Nigeria’s senior lawyers, Ricky Tarfa, is being tried for bribing numerous judges. Prosecutors and investigators in the Tarfa trial have retrieved a cache of evidence from the lawyer’s phone records and account statements as well as those of several judges.

Source: SR

Who no know go know.

Ex-CJNs Collect, Share Bribes To Judges –Prof. Sagay

BY FOLUSO OGUNMODEDEFEB 01, 2017

Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN) has revealed how some retired Chief Justices of Nigeria (CJN) had, over the years, acted as conduits for corruption on the Bench. Besides, he offered explanations why President Muhammadu Buhari would not rubber stamp a nominee, Justice Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen, as recommended by the National Judicial Council (NJC) for the office of the nation’s Chief Justice.

Sagay specifically accused two former CJNs of collecting bribe on behalf of serving judges to pervert the course of justice. These past CJNs, according to him, had brought ruins to the judiciary as they were still collecting bribe in dollars on behalf of their ‘vulnerable colleagues’.

He, however, did not mention the former CJNs involved in the corrupt practices. His words: “The lack of due diligence on the part of the NJC allowed at least two Justices of the Supreme Court to slip through the net of judicial vetting to become the Chief Justices of Nigeria. And that became a permanent embarrassment to the judiciary and Nigeria as a whole.

“Up till today, one of them calling himself ‘Consultant’ regularly carries money to his former colleagues, still serving in the judiciary, to buy justice for his law chamber clients while the other one specialized in dollars and distributing it amongst vulnerable colleagues.

“These are the types of Justices who have brought ruin to the Judiciary, making it necessary for close vetting of candidates for Chief Justice of Nigeria at the Presidential level.” Sagay, apparently rooting for a substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria with established reputation and integrity, blamed the highest judicial organ, the National Judicial Council (NJC) for the seeming corruption on the Bench.

According to him, corruption in the judiciary was fuelled by the NJC’s lack of due diligence in the appointment of Justices for the apex court which had occasioned the decay and the embarrassment the nation’s apex court was being faced in today’s emerging Nigeria. His words: “This load has fallen on the President because of the failure of the NJC to exercise due diligence in the past when making recommendations to the President. “From my own perspective, without any privileged information, I believe that this is the process ongoing right now.”

Already, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Nwali Sylvester Ngwuta and two Justices of the High Court, Adeniyi Ademola and Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia are facing allegations of bribery and corruption following their arraignment in courts. Sagay, in an article emailed to New Telegraph, entitled ‘Appointment to the office of Chief Justice of Nigeria’, said it was time to inject fresh blood into the office of the CJN rather than stick to the age-long tradition of most Senior Justice of the Supreme Court as being canvassed for the nation’s number one judicial officer.

Faulting views by a former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), who pushed for a substantive CJN, Sagay said President Buhari was not bound to ratify Onnoghen’s name as recommended by the NJC. He specifically said that since Buhari was neither rubber stamp of the NJC nor a robot for the conveyance of a recommendation from the NJC to the Senate’, Onnoghen’s recommendation or any other names were not automatic for the CJN’s chair.

Section 231 of the Constitution provides for the appointment of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, ceding appointor’s power in favour of Mr. President, who must act on a recommendation by the NJC. The NJC’s recommendation would, in turn, be passed to the Senate for ratification only if Mr. President was satisfied with the NJC’s nominee. However, Sagay said that the integrity, skill, productivity, established reputation of who becomes the substantive CJN must form the fulcrum of the ongoing debate, saying the tradition of the most Senior Justice for the CJN’s office was unhealthy to the nation’s judicial system.

He said: “There has been extreme agitation and frenzy over the failure of the President to send Hon. Justice Onnoghen’s name for confirmation, literally within seconds of receiving the NJC’s recommendation. “These agitations have exhibited either ignorance, bad faith or downright primordial motives. The crossroads in which we find ourselves today is entirely of the making of the NJC and the legal profession as a whole. “There is need to inject fresh blood into our judicial system by appointing qualified lawyers from outside the bench straight to the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.

“In this regard, senior law academics in our universities and senior renowned legal practitioners of integrity and acclaimed knowledge and skill in law should be an additional source to the appointment of appellate Judges, even as Chief Justice of Nigeria, directly. “An appointee to the position of Chief Justice need not be the most Senior Justices of the Supreme Court.

We must take into consideration the reputation, the integrity, the skill, productivity, established a reputation of the candidate before appointing him to the position of Chief Justice of Nigeria.”

He decried the appointment process of the CJN. “It is unhealthy to the judicial system and the performance and integrity of the Supreme Court to continue with the present system in which a recently appointed Justice of the Supreme Court could calculate the date in which he is going to become the Chief Justice of Nigeria based on the ages of those above him in the hierarchy.

“I, therefore, appeal that our notoriously loquacious and unrestrained compatriots should desist from further hysteria to allow the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria to earn his position on his own merit rather than create a frenzy and furore which can result in the very opposite of what they are loudly agitating for.

Source: SR

Who no know go know

How Chief Justice of Nigeria Interfered In Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia’s Trial

BY SAHARAREPORTERS, NEW YORKJUN 12, 2017

Justice Walter Onnoghen, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), SaharaReporters can exclusively reveal, is meddling in the trial of Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia of the Federal High Court, who standing trial along with Mr. Godwin Obla, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, on a 30-count charge bordering on alleged perversion of the course of justice, unlawful enrichment and forgery She is alleged to have received the sum of $579,300 and N57.09 million in tranches between 2007 and 2014.

A letter (CJN/PTA/A70/S./VOL.III/256) exclusively obtained by this website, showed that Justice Onnoghen granted Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia permission to travel abroad for medical attention.

The letter titled, “Re-Application For Permission To Travel Overseas For Urgent Medical Attention”, was the CJN’s reply to Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia’s request.

It was signed by Mr. Anikpo Awasam Bassey, Special Assistant to the CJN on Media. Dated 31 March 2017, the letter was an express permission to leave the country.

Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia’s written request permission to travel was dated 13 March and routed through Justice Ibrahim, Chief Judge of the Federal High Court. Her letter was received on 31 March and the CJN gave permission the same day.

“May I please refer to your letter dated 13th March 2017, which was received on 31st March, 2017 on the above subject matter and to inform you that His Lordship, The Honourable Chief Justice of Nigeria, has given his approval for you to travel to the United States of America to see a consultant at Moms Heights Health Centre, Bronx, New York, from 13th April, 2017 to 26th April, 2017. His Lordship wishes you a happy and successful trip to New York, USA,” the letter read.

Prior to obtaining the CJN’s permission to travel, Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia’s application for the same matter was rejected by Justice O H Oshodi of the Lagos State High Court.

On 10 April, Mr. Idris Muhammad told the Lagos State High Court that Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia had, through her counsel, Mr. Robert Clarke, sought the leave of court to travel out of the country for medical reasons in an application dated 7 March.

Mr. Muhammad also told the court that Mr. Clarke had filed an application challenging the jurisdiction of the court. The application was dated 4 April. ‎

Justice Oshodi refused Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia’s application on the ground that her application challenging the court’s jurisdiction must be determined before other issues could be considered.

The same day, the court also declined Mr. Obla’s an application to travel abroad for medical reasons.

“Whatever decisions made by the court in the matter must affect both parties since it is a joint trial,’’ said Justice Oshodi.

As a result, the accused judge sought a temporary withdraw the application challenging the jurisdiction of the court. But Justice Oshodi said the application would be heard ahead of other pending applications because it had been brought before the court.

The CJN is reportedly interfering with several corruption cases in various court to protect corrupt elements and cronies. Recently, the CJN as leader of the Nigerian Judicial Council reinstated several corruption-tainted judges to resume sitting after they were indicted for corruption by security agenciesu.

Source: Sahara Reporters

So Jiti Ogunye, who runs his own legal chambers, is now one and the same entity as 'Premium Times'?

When is Nairaland going to stop promoting #FakeNews by the truckload?

P.S - It takes some temerity for an unethical blog like Political Times to describe an award winning media house like Premium Times as "an online news medium". Then again, it is that crazy season when the few standards that still exist become malleable.

Say no to #AtikulooterCONtinua
Say no to #Lootocrats

PETITION ON SUSPECTED FINANCIAL CRIMES AND BREACHES OF THE CODE OF CONDUCT BUREAU REQUIREMENTS AGAINST HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE W. S. NKANU ONNOGHEN, GCON, THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF NIGERIA

We write to bring to your attention serious concerns bothering on flagrant violations of the law and the Constitution of Nigeria by the Honourable Mr. Justice Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen, the Chief Justice of Nigeria.

Specifically, we are distressed that facts on the ground indicate the leader of our country’s judicial branch is embroiled in suspected financial crimes and breaches of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act.

The particulars of our findings indicate that:

His Lordship Justice Walter Onnoghen is the owner of sundry accounts primarily funded through cash deposits made by himself, up to as recently as 10th August 2016 which appear to have been run in a manner inconsistent with financial transparency and the code of conduct for public officials.

To give specific examples, here are some instances of cash deposits by Justice Onnoghen:

Justice Onnoghen made five different cash deposits of $10,000 each on 8th March 2011 into Standard Chartered Bank Account 1062650;

On 7th June 2011, two separate cash deposits of $5000 each were made by Justice Walter Onnoghen, followed by four cash deposits of $10,000 each;

On 27th June 2011, Justice Onnoghen made another set of five separate cash deposits of $10,000 each and made four more cash deposits of $10,000 each on the following day, 28th June 2011;

Hon. Justice Walter Onnoghen did not declare his assets immediately after taking office, contrary to Section 15 (1) of Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act;

Hon. Justice Walter Onnoghen did not comply with the constitutional requirement for public servants to declare their assets every four years during their career;

The Code of Conduct Bureau Forms (Form CCB 1) of Hon. Justice Walter Onnoghen for 2014 and 2016 were dated and filed on the same day. The acknowledgement slip for Declarant SCN: 000014 was issued on 14th December 2016. The acknowledgement slip for Declarant SCN: 000015 was also issued on 14th December 2016, at which point Justice Onnoghen had become the Chief Justice of Nigeria.

The affidavit for SCN: 000014 was sworn to on 14th December 2016;

The affidavit for SCN: 000015 was sworn to on 14th December 2016;

Both forms were received on 14th December 2016 by one Awwal Usman Yakasai.

The discrepancy between Justice Walter Onnoghen’s two CCB forms that were filed on the same day is significant.

In filling the section on Details of Assets, particularly Cash, in Nigerian Banks, His Lordship as Declarant SCN: 000014 mentioned only two bank accounts:

Union Bank account number 0021464934 in Abuja, with balance of N9,536,407, as at 14th November 2014.

Union Bank account number 0012783291 in Calabar, with balance of N11, 456,311 as at 14th November 2014.

The sources of the funds in these accounts are stated as salaries, estacodes and allowances.

As Declarant SCN: 000015 His Lordship however lists seven bank accounts:

Standard Chartered account 00001062667, with balance of N3,221,807.05 as at 14th November 2016.

Standard Chartered account 00001062650, with balance of $164,804.82, as at 14th November 2016.

Standard Chartered account 5001062686, with balance of EUROS 55,154.56, as at 14th November 2016.

Standard Chartered Bank account 5001062679 with balance of GBP108,352.2, as at 14th November 2016.

Standard Chartered Bank account 5001062693 with balance of N8,131,195.27, as at 14th November 2016.

Union Bank account 00021464934 with balance of N23,261,568.89, as at 14th November 2016.

Union Bank account 0012783291 with balance of N14,695,029.12, as at 14th November 2016.

The foreign currency Standard Chartered Bank accounts that were declared by Declarant SCN: 000015 have been in existence since at least 2011.

Prior to 2016, His Lordship appears to have suppressed or otherwise concealed the existence of these multiple domiciliary accounts owned by him, as well as the substantial cash balances in them.

The Standard Chartered Bank dollar account 1062650 had a balance of $391,401.28 on 31st January 2011;

The Standard Chartered Bank Euro account 5001062686 had a balance of EURO 49,971.71 on 31st January 2011;

The Standard Chartered Bank pound sterling account 5001062679 had a balance of GBP23,409.66 on 28th February 2011.

It is curious that these domiciliary accounts were not declared in one of the two CCB Forms filed by Justice Onnoghen on the same day, 14th December 2016.

The Naira bank accounts in b (i) and b (v) above are also omitted in the CCB form of Declarant SCN: 000014.

It is our humble view that, with the foregoing, we have laid before you facts which support the assertion that Justice Walter Onnoghen may have committed a breach of the provisions of the Code of Conduct Bureau Act as follows:

Non-declaration of assets immediately after taking office in several capacities prior to becoming the Chief Justice of Nigeria contrary to section 15 of the Code of Conduct Bureau Act;

Non-declaration of assets immediately after taking office as the Chief Justice of Nigeria contrary to section 15 of the Code of Conduct Bureau Act;

Non-declaration of assets at the statutory intervals after taking office throughout his career as a federal judicial officer contrary to section 15 of the Code of Conduct Bureau Act;

False declaration of asset, and in particular, concealment of significant and declarable assets in the form of sundry bank accounts and the balances therein, contrary to section 15 of the Code of Conduct Bureau Act;

Consequent to this information, it is our expectation and request that you will discharge the constitutional duty of your office and take the necessary lawful actions to uphold and enforce the law in this matter by involving sister agencies such as:

The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) to conduct comprehensive statistical analysis of cash transactions on all the accounts for cases of suspicious transactions.

The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) to determine whether Standard Chartered Bank has not breached statutory duties to the Nigerian State in favour of, or in connivance with, His Lordship on Suspicious Transactions Reporting (STR).

The Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), the Supreme Court of Nigeria and the National Judicial Council (NJC) to determine whether the disclosed financial transactions are justified by His Lordship’s lawful remuneration.

As ordinary citizens, motivated by a clear belief that there must be high standards in public life, we have acted to expose a possible criminal breach of our laws. We believe it is now your duty to act, and to do so promptly

C'est fini
Say no to #AtikulooterCONtinua
Say no to #Lootocrats

PETITION ON SUSPECTED FINANCIAL CRIMES AND BREACHES OF THE CODE OF CONDUCT BUREAU REQUIREMENTS AGAINST HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE W. S. NKANU ONNOGHEN, GCON, THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF NIGERIA

We write to bring to your attention serious concerns bothering on flagrant violations of the law and the Constitution of Nigeria by the Honourable Mr. Justice Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen, the Chief Justice of Nigeria.

Specifically, we are distressed that facts on the ground indicate the leader of our country’s judicial branch is embroiled in suspected financial crimes and breaches of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act.

The particulars of our findings indicate that:

His Lordship Justice Walter Onnoghen is the owner of sundry accounts primarily funded through cash deposits made by himself, up to as recently as 10th August 2016 which appear to have been run in a manner inconsistent with financial transparency and the code of conduct for public officials.

To give specific examples, here are some instances of cash deposits by Justice Onnoghen:

Justice Onnoghen made five different cash deposits of $10,000 each on 8th March 2011 into Standard Chartered Bank Account 1062650;

On 7th June 2011, two separate cash deposits of $5000 each were made by Justice Walter Onnoghen, followed by four cash deposits of $10,000 each;

On 27th June 2011, Justice Onnoghen made another set of five separate cash deposits of $10,000 each and made four more cash deposits of $10,000 each on the following day, 28th June 2011;

Hon. Justice Walter Onnoghen did not declare his assets immediately after taking office, contrary to Section 15 (1) of Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act;

Hon. Justice Walter Onnoghen did not comply with the constitutional requirement for public servants to declare their assets every four years during their career;

The Code of Conduct Bureau Forms (Form CCB 1) of Hon. Justice Walter Onnoghen for 2014 and 2016 were dated and filed on the same day. The acknowledgement slip for Declarant SCN: 000014 was issued on 14th December 2016. The acknowledgement slip for Declarant SCN: 000015 was also issued on 14th December 2016, at which point Justice Onnoghen had become the Chief Justice of Nigeria.

The affidavit for SCN: 000014 was sworn to on 14th December 2016;

The affidavit for SCN: 000015 was sworn to on 14th December 2016;

Both forms were received on 14th December 2016 by one Awwal Usman Yakasai.

The discrepancy between Justice Walter Onnoghen’s two CCB forms that were filed on the same day is significant.

In filling the section on Details of Assets, particularly Cash, in Nigerian Banks, His Lordship as Declarant SCN: 000014 mentioned only two bank accounts:

Union Bank account number 0021464934 in Abuja, with balance of N9,536,407, as at 14th November 2014.

Union Bank account number 0012783291 in Calabar, with balance of N11, 456,311 as at 14th November 2014.

The sources of the funds in these accounts are stated as salaries, estacodes and allowances.

As Declarant SCN: 000015 His Lordship however lists seven bank accounts:

Standard Chartered account 00001062667, with balance of N3,221,807.05 as at 14th November 2016.

Standard Chartered account 00001062650, with balance of $164,804.82, as at 14th November 2016.

Standard Chartered account 5001062686, with balance of EUROS 55,154.56, as at 14th November 2016.

Standard Chartered Bank account 5001062679 with balance of GBP108,352.2, as at 14th November 2016.

Standard Chartered Bank account 5001062693 with balance of N8,131,195.27, as at 14th November 2016.

Union Bank account 00021464934 with balance of N23,261,568.89, as at 14th November 2016.

Union Bank account 0012783291 with balance of N14,695,029.12, as at 14th November 2016.

The foreign currency Standard Chartered Bank accounts that were declared by Declarant SCN: 000015 have been in existence since at least 2011.

Prior to 2016, His Lordship appears to have suppressed or otherwise concealed the existence of these multiple domiciliary accounts owned by him, as well as the substantial cash balances in them.

The Standard Chartered Bank dollar account 1062650 had a balance of $391,401.28 on 31st January 2011;

The Standard Chartered Bank Euro account 5001062686 had a balance of EURO 49,971.71 on 31st January 2011;

The Standard Chartered Bank pound sterling account 5001062679 had a balance of GBP23,409.66 on 28th February 2011.

It is curious that these domiciliary accounts were not declared in one of the two CCB Forms filed by Justice Onnoghen on the same day, 14th December 2016.

The Naira bank accounts in b (i) and b (v) above are also omitted in the CCB form of Declarant SCN: 000014.

It is our humble view that, with the foregoing, we have laid before you facts which support the assertion that Justice Walter Onnoghen may have committed a breach of the provisions of the Code of Conduct Bureau Act as follows:

Non-declaration of assets immediately after taking office in several capacities prior to becoming the Chief Justice of Nigeria contrary to section 15 of the Code of Conduct Bureau Act;

Non-declaration of assets immediately after taking office as the Chief Justice of Nigeria contrary to section 15 of the Code of Conduct Bureau Act;

Non-declaration of assets at the statutory intervals after taking office throughout his career as a federal judicial officer contrary to section 15 of the Code of Conduct Bureau Act;

False declaration of asset, and in particular, concealment of significant and declarable assets in the form of sundry bank accounts and the balances therein, contrary to section 15 of the Code of Conduct Bureau Act;

Consequent to this information, it is our expectation and request that you will discharge the constitutional duty of your office and take the necessary lawful actions to uphold and enforce the law in this matter by involving sister agencies such as:

The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) to conduct comprehensive statistical analysis of cash transactions on all the accounts for cases of suspicious transactions.

The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) to determine whether Standard Chartered Bank has not breached statutory duties to the Nigerian State in favour of, or in connivance with, His Lordship on Suspicious Transactions Reporting (STR).

The Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), the Supreme Court of Nigeria and the National Judicial Council (NJC) to determine whether the disclosed financial transactions are justified by His Lordship’s lawful remuneration.

As ordinary citizens, motivated by a clear belief that there must be high standards in public life, we have acted to expose a possible criminal breach of our laws. We believe it is now your duty to act, and to do so promptly

C'est fini
Say no to #AtikulooterCONtinua
Say no to #Lootocrats

SalamRushdie:
MC Oluomo is even a US citizen sef

Is Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya aka MC Oluomo really a US citizen? Interesting.

P.S - I don't think the Agbero-Omo is British.
Irish perhaps. A Brit, no.

Deluded as most commentators on these boards are, @OP does not even reslise that the Yoruba and Igbo share 99.9% of their DNA. Poor scholarship is s dangerous thing, I swear.

Shikini:
Buhari/APC. have elevated lies in governance to an
entirely different level

Prof Kperogi is very correct. Amina lied. She's Buhari's niece
See definition of niece /nephew

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Wait a minute, so the mother of the your ex-wife - whom you divorced some 20 years ago - remains your mother-in-law, despite you having remarried a few times since? You see going by that infantile logic, any children your ex-wife has since produced with the best-man at your wedding must henceforth be regarded as your step-children also.

#ContextIsEverything

Modarun:


Hahaha, we know a Zombie can never betray his character. We knw the real Fugives.

#Tinubu is a well known drug barron, who loots over 10% of all the South west State IGR.

we know the real Lootocrats.

#Baru kanti, Babachir, Buhari. Maman Daura and Abba kyari.

we say no to Tinubu, Buhari!!

Right, I see one nittttwit has offered his own farcical rebuttal.

#1 If you have any proof that Tinubu "loots over 10% of all the South west State IGR", either share it with the relevant authorities (and earn a Whistle Blower's pay cheque) or stick your ramblings where the sun don't shine

#2 It may surprise you to know we are in agreement that all the individuals you mentioned (including Tinubu) are #Lootocrats in my book.
Here is the deal though; as none of them is vying for electoral office right now, they are not my primary concern. Geddit?

#3 A total rejection of #Atikulooter and all his represents does not infer a resounding endorsement of Buhari. But I suppose it takes more than an IQ of 70 to work that one out

So here it goes again:
Say no to #ExiledFugitives
Say no to #Lootocrats
Say no to #AtikulooterCONtinua

Pastor of Mind of Christ Christian Center, Reno Omokri aka Wendell Simlin, can never change.

Having long gone beyond the pale of probity and transparency, never mind basic human decency, his fate with ignominy is already sealed

It is his impressionable followers, who largely as a result of our decrepit educational system cannot appraise information objectively, that I actually feel sorry for.

Say no to #ExiledFugitives
Say no to #Lootocrats
Say no to #AtikulooterCONtinua

NessaBoo:


Hahahaha, bloody liar and mischief maker...Ikorodu road is not like this, there's no traffic, but its not this deserted.

This is definitely an old picture.

#EnuffSaid

The empty streets of Lagos, Nigeria during a country wide "stay at home" strike after the government removed fuel subsidies causing gas prices to double at filling stations.

Source: Jane Hahn Photography -- http://www.janehahn.com/singles/OccupyNigeria_Lagos_15

basilo101:

Dude made sense. Let's focus on the message. Sometimes he says meaningless this but this particular one is on point. Buhari is avoiding waving since he exposed the difference in the marks on his palms

NK is an intellectual dimwit, full stop!
Now while his flights of fantasy may understandably impress you, they offend my sensibilities Geddit?

Abi you think say nah the same half-baked education we both get?
You berra look face well. Woju oooo

Like FFK, NK need to shut the f up!

I am sick to my teeth of reading all his tripe which, to some, passes for well formed commentary.

Say no to #AtikuLooterCONtinua
Say no to #Lootocrats

ofwest47:
This Ngozi 46 properties and 68 billion Naira is less than 0.001% of of the looted monies under the Looters Party Administration aka PDP since the Obasanjo looters regime to the end of Johnathan looting administration. Nigeria is said to be the 6th richest OPEC Oil Producing Countries in the world and yet Nigeria is said to be the poorest country in the world not withstanding the trillions of dollars of oil money entering the country[b]. So it will be stupid of any body to think of bringing back Atiku and his looters party to take over comes 2019 or hence the looting spree will continue.[/b]

Tell all those bearing ossified brains.
Dem plenty for this side.

Say no to #AtikulooterCONtinua
Say no to #Lootocrats

ImperialYoruba:


Yoruba, the most Superior race on earth!

Nothing good comes out of promoting faux exceptionalism ImperialYoruba.
A tiger does not proclaim his tigritude, he pounces ~ Wole Soyinka.

P.S: more seriously now, neither the Yoruba nor the Ndigbo can be considered a 'race'.
Anyone who believes such tosh needs to be tied to the stakes!

Therein lies a #Lootocrat.

This is exactly what this Ras I has been banging on about.

Say no to #AtikulooterCONtinua
Say no to #Lootocrats

I see Christian crusader FFK has returned to his flame throwing business again.
It is indeed true that a flea can trouble a lion more than a lion can trouble a flea

MalcoImX:
...Recall that Daniel, who is the Director-General of Atiku Presidential Campaign Organisation, had previously said his principal had received signals from the US embassy to come and pick a visa to the country after years of denying the erstwhile Vice President access into the country.

http://dailypost.ng/2018/11/19/2019-atiku-told-travelling-america-gbenga-daniel/

Meanwhile...

Say no to #AtikulooterCONtinua
Say no to #Lootocrats
Say no to #Perfidy

Say no to #AtikulooterCONtinua
Say no to #Lootocrats