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Re: Break What CJN Told CCB by tit(f): 11:55pm On Jan 12, 2019
So the CJN did declare the assets in one form and did not in another form?
Re: Break What CJN Told CCB by cybertron88: 12:05am On Jan 13, 2019
CilicMarin:
If PremiumTimes and The Cable News like, let them twist the news anyhow to suit the PDP their pay master ..the Man is finished
U shouted like this during saraki's case we all know how it ended up. If u guys like flood nairaland for the next one month, CJN goes no where and would anul the election u guys plan to rig.
Re: Break What CJN Told CCB by Yemi7up: 12:14am On Jan 13, 2019
seunmsg:
He forgot to declare his standard chartered bank account. Not a very good excuse if you ask me. How can the CJN forget a domicilliary account with foreign currency? How? shocked shocked shocked
He is deceiving himself not sensible Nigerians.
Re: Break What CJN Told CCB by wink2015(m): 12:19am On Jan 13, 2019
momonny:
EXCLUSIVE: What CJN Onnoghen told CCB over asset declaration
January 12, 2019Evelyn Okakwu
Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen
Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen
PREMIUM TIMES has obtained details of a statement given by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, to the Code of Conduct Bureau which is accusing him of false asset declaration.

In one note seen by this newspaper, Mr Onnoghen said he “forgot to update his asset declaration, after the expiration of his 2005 declaration”.

Mr Onnoghen also explained that he believed that the form SCN 000015 filed in December 2016 after he emerged acting CJN would cover for the period after his confirmation as CJN.

The case against Mr Onnoghen came after a group, the Anti-Corruption and Research Based Data Initiative, sent a petition against him alleging wrongdoing in his asset declaration.

The group said the CJN, Nigeria’s most senior judicial officer, maintained illegal accounts containing foreign currencies and did not declare them.

The group’s head, Denis Aghanya, is a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress and a former publicity secretary of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change.

The group said, its petition was brought “bearing in mind the imminence of the 2019 elections and the overwhelming role of the judiciary both before and after the election.”

A statement by the Code of Conduct Tribunal on Saturday, said Mr Onnoghen would be arraigned for alleged false asset charge on Monday — seven days after the petition was brought.

Some lawyers have alleged the trial is politically motivated.

Sebastian Hon, a senior advocate of Nigeria, told PREMIUM TIMES on Saturday it is “more political than it is honest”.




“While I know that the Chief Justice of Nigeria does not enjoy immunity from criminal prosecution, I see this move by the Federal Government as dangerously political and tendentious,” he said.

“Suddenly, we woke to see a petition leaked to the informal or social media, allegedly received by the Code of Conduct on 9th January, 2019. Suddenly, we are told charges have been filed against the CJN. Why this supersonic rush?”

In his response to the queries raised by the CCB, Mr Onnoghen wrote as follows:

“My asset declaration form numbers SCN 00014 and SCN 00005 were declared on the same day, 14/12/2016 because I forgot to make a declaration of my assets after the expiration of my 2005 declaration in 2009. Following my appointment as acting CJN in November, 2016, the need to declare my assets anew made me to realize the mistake.

“I then did the declaration to cover the period in default. I did not include my standard charted bank account in SCN 000014 because I believed they were not opened.

“I did not make a fresh declaration of asset after my substantive appointment as CJN because I was under the impression that my SCN 000015 was to cover that period of four years which includes my term as CJN,” Mr Onnoghen said in his statement dated January 11.

Mr Onnoghen was first appointed acting CJN on November 10, 2017 following the retirement of the former CJN, Mahmoud Mohammed.

His appointment as acting CJN came amidst criticism of President Muhammadu Buhari’s failure to forward his name to the Senate for confirmation as the most senior judge.

On February 8, 2017 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo returned Mr Onnoghen’s name for confirmation to the Senate on March 1.

Mr Onnoghen was subsequently sworn in to office as Nigeria’s 17th CJN on March 8, 2017.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/305421-exclusive-what-cjn-onnoghen-told-ccb-over-asset-declaration.html


Northernization policy of the Buhari administration.

Kwatinu, the Fulani bigot!
Re: Break What CJN Told CCB by Gamesmart: 12:26am On Jan 13, 2019
momonny:
I believe the judiciary have its way of handling its matters instead of the executive embarrassing them, its really not good

The stupidity you expose is beyond belief.

It is an "embarrassment" to enforce the law?

It should be handled differently from the normal way of enforcing the law?

Agbero waste brain!

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Re: Break What CJN Told CCB by Ellie01: 12:31am On Jan 13, 2019
JusticeSeeker:
No wonder, this man hurriedly cleared Saraki of wrong doing when his cct judgement was brought to the Supreme Court because he knew he has a similar case.


Funny u, has d CCB chairman cleared his own curruption case?
U will see white but prefer to call it black, dnt forget bokoharam dealth GEJ credibility blow but today bokoharam is home
n roosting with its sponsors.
Persecution is not prosecution brah.
Re: Break What CJN Told CCB by deomelo: 12:56am On Jan 13, 2019
obailala:
If the constitution says a CJN must declare his assets, why should the CJN (the chief custodian and interpreter of the law) not declare his assets?... How can someone in the position of the CJN claim to 'forget' such a thing?

Finally, if the allegations of PDP are true that the apc govt wants to simply push Onnoghen out, there's nothing surprising or new or undemocratic about that. Politics has always been a GAME, a DIRTY GAME. When involved in politics at any level, one must learn to avoid skeletons at all costs. Or if there must be skeletons in the closet, the entire closet should be buried very deeply. Or else, your enemies who are aware of your flaws will keep silent and wait until an appointed time such as this to unleash their missiles.

Unfortunately, Nigerians are always emotional when the dirtiness of the game doesnt favour their camp. It's only in Nigeria that a thief would be caught red handed and his only defense is that he's being caught because of politics and self acclaimed 'democracy defenders' begin to shout 'tyrant'. Why on earth would a CJN (who knows he's not favoured by the fulani-northern cabal) be this careless?


This is how these corrupt politicians and public officials con us. They knowingly commit a crime, they turn around to manipulate us with their tribal and political sentiments.

Nigerians love to blame the politicians for everything in Nigeria, but they are actually worse than the politicians, they are so mentally corrupt, they are the main defenders and supporters of corrupt politicians and public officials.

We want a sane and lawful country, but we are always quick to support and defend lawlessness, crooks and corrupt people.

Are the charges against him valid or not? Yes they are so he should face the music, I'm not above the law, he's not above the law, even the president himself is not above the law.

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Re: Break What CJN Told CCB by ChimaAgbalajob: 1:35am On Jan 13, 2019
All we are seeing now are the game plan of Buhari to rig the 2019 elections. From appointing his close associate Yakubu Mahmood as INEC Chairman, who has in turn helped to sneak in Amina Zakari into sensitive electoral position to announce the fake results he will forward to INEC.

Buhari already knows the Attorney General of Nigeria Abubakar Malami is his stooge. So he wants to remove the CJN Walter Onnoghen through using faceless fronts writing baseless petitions.

His next target will be the legislature to make sure any opposition to the fake results he will announce next month is totally silenced.

Nigerians should remain undeterred by Buhari's antics. He has failed in delivering any of his promises and will fail in his illegal attempt to remove the Chief Justice of Nigeria.

Re: Break What CJN Told CCB by rexwalters: 1:52am On Jan 13, 2019
braveboi4life:
What happened to the loads of petition against oshiomole,Amaechi,babachair, I thought Maina has loads of corruption cases, I thought obanikoro is supposed to be standing trial,I thought senator wamako,akpabio,uzodinma and co should be standing trial.
Please next time you tell me Buhari is not corrupt just go to the market square and argue with them.
Note of warning this country belongs to all of us,we cant allow one pseudodemocratic and unrepentant autocrat hold us hostage,cases should be treated turn by turn,treat the cases of your friends first before you start going outside,that's what integrity is Nigeria cool
Shut up,President Buhari will clear the Supreme Court of those pdp rodents put there,the likes of Maryam odili & co,why did you not complain that Peter Odili former Governor of Rivers state was given immunity from prosecution by a court of law. How can he the CJ say he forget to declare his forex account?

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Re: Break What CJN Told CCB by rexwalters: 1:56am On Jan 13, 2019
ChimaAgbalajob:
All we are seeing now are the game plan of Buhari to rig the 2019 elections. From appointing his close associate Yakubu Mahmood as INEC Chairman, who has in turn helped to sneak in Amina Zakari into sensitive electoral position to announce the fake results he will forward to INEC.

Buhari already knows the Attorney General of Nigeria Abubakar Malami is his stooge. So he wants to remove the CJN Walter Onnoghen through using faceless fronts writing baseless petitions.

His next target will be the legislature to make sure any opposition to the fake results he will announce next month is totally silenced.

Nigerians should remain undeterred by Buhari's antics. He has failed in delivering any of his promises and will fail in his illegal attempt to remove the Chief Justice of Nigeria.
The most dangerous person is an ignorant being that is bereft of the facts,please go and sleep you third eye blind conspiracy theorist.

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Re: Break What CJN Told CCB by momonny: 1:57am On Jan 13, 2019
You are really shallow minded you feel every time you come on line it is to insult people to gain cheap popularity I won't dignify you by toeing your line anyways to educate you a little FG must withdraw case against CJN, Walter Onnoghen – Falana SAN
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Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has asked the Federal Government to urgently withdraw the charges against the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen as such move will amount to prosecutorial misadventure.

The Federal Government had earlier asked Onnoghen to vacate his office over failure to declare his assets as required by the law and moved to arraign him at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT.



But Falana, in a statement on Saturday faulted FG”s move to press charges against the CJN.

According to him, “The charge against the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen ought not to have been instituted at the Code of Conduct of Tribunal in view of the case of Nganjiwa v FRN (2017) LPELR 43391 wherein the Court of Appeal held that a judicial officer who has not been investigated by the National Judicial Council and sanctioned for misconduct cannot be arraigned in any criminal court in Nigeria.

“As all authorities are bound by the Court of Appeal verdict, the case should be withdrawn by the Attorney-General of the Federation without any delay because it is likely to be a prosecutorial misadventure,” he said.
Gamesmart:


The stupidity you expose is beyond belief.

It is an "embarrassment" to enforce the law?

It should be handled differently from the normal way of enforcing the law?

Agbero waste brain!
Re: Break What CJN Told CCB by tit(f): 2:18am On Jan 13, 2019
there is no case against the cjn.
the assets were actually declared in an affidavit that has not expired.
Re: Break What CJN Told CCB by elmodee7(m): 5:10am On Jan 13, 2019
You are a chief justice for crying out loud. How can u say u forgot, if a case of false assest declaration is brought before you will you açcept the excuse of forgetting ? What would be your ruling? It's obvious the judiciary is very very very very very very very very very corrupt.

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Re: Break What CJN Told CCB by ehissi(m): 5:22am On Jan 13, 2019
GavelSlam:


The executive executes.

The judiciary should never be found wanting in the area of law.

You obviously don't under a word of what he just said.......

That man is the head of the judiciary, which is a third arm of government. If the head of any arm of government is found wanting, there are disciplinary structures, embedded within such systems so as to respect the dignity of such offices.

Any attempt to circumvent/bypass such system, using legal technicalities by people who are learned, ought to be looked upon with suspicion.

That's why most commentators make reference to Saraki, he is the head of the legislature, the second arm of government. If you dont want him, take advantage of systems within his own arm of government and rid yourself of him, but trying to use strong arm tactics to push him out sets a bad precedence.

Tomorrow what if PDP wins presidential election and the next Senate president is from APC, you have successfully set a bad example for them or any other government to follow.

Of which all this is a non-issue, if truly the dignity of the office of CJN is to be respected. After reviewing such a petition, a simple letter to the CJN via the NJC demanding him to update his asset declaration details will suffice, then if he refuses to declare what he has now acquired, then and only then can you go after him, but because they want him out because he doesnt accept nonsense from the executive is what is bringing all this rubbish.

If it was Mr President this was happening to, you will hear their supporters demanding that the dignity of his office should be respected but the head of the judiciary doesnt deserve same.

A simple review of even President Buhari's asset declaration will butress my point. Even within the armed forces the same applies, the stress of having an auditor to come and review your assets and assist in declaration is enough to promote certain inaccuracies but using that to vilify the CJN because you want a pro-APC person there is uncivilised.
Re: Break What CJN Told CCB by mechanics(m): 5:36am On Jan 13, 2019
Wow, he should have known better that assests see declared every 4 years, I just hope he's not removed.
Re: Break What CJN Told CCB by Printerscanner: 5:55am On Jan 13, 2019
braveboi4life:
What happened to the loads of petition against oshiomole,Amaechi,babachair, I thought Maina has loads of corruption cases, I thought obanikoro is supposed to be standing trial,I thought senator wamako,akpabio,uzodinma and co should be standing trial.
Please next time you tell me Buhari is not corrupt just go to the market square and argue with them.
Note of warning this country belongs to all of us,we cant allow one pseudodemocratic and unrepentant autocrat hold us hostage,cases should be treated turn by turn,treat the cases of your friends first before you start going outside,that's what integrity is Nigeria cool

When next a thief steals your property and is caught, kindly tell him to go in peace because there are several thieves walking around freely.

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Re: Break What CJN Told CCB by Anaedo1: 6:08am On Jan 13, 2019
docadams:


Pa Chukwudi has arrived again. Now that you have made yourself the judge and the jury in this case, kindly explain this section of the CC Act

7. Prohibition of foreign accounts  
Any public officer specified in the Second Schedule to this Act or any other persons as the President
may, from time to time, by order prescribe, shall not maintain or operate a bank account in any country
outside Nigeria

Mr Man domicillary account is not a foreign account..
Stop exhibiting crass ignorance here..

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Re: Break What CJN Told CCB by Printerscanner: 6:14am On Jan 13, 2019
This is how soon to be ex CJN fell into the enemies' trap.

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Re: Break What CJN Told CCB by singa4real: 6:18am On Jan 13, 2019
The CJN will not be removed rather they want to use That case to blackmail him into submission in doing The Apc bidding before and after the election. That is the political undertone of this issue. Arrest my case.
Re: Break What CJN Told CCB by singa4real: 6:23am On Jan 13, 2019
Anaedo1:


Mr Man domicillary account is not a foreign account..
Stop exhibiting crass ignorance here..

You are very right. Because the definition of domicillary means: Concerned with or occurring in someone's home
Re: Break What CJN Told CCB by seunmsg(m): 6:26am On Jan 13, 2019
PaChukwudi44:

Bros it is the supreme court and not the CCT that would finally decide this matter


The more reason why he should step aside as he cannot be a judge in his own case.
Re: Break What CJN Told CCB by PaChukwudi44(m): 6:42am On Jan 13, 2019
seunmsg:


The more reason why he should step aside as he cannot be a judge in his own case.
Bihari's certificate case is also in Court.Has he resigned? The CJN cannot succumb to blackmail
Re: Break What CJN Told CCB by PaChukwudi44(m): 6:43am On Jan 13, 2019
singa4real:
The CJN will not be removed rather they want to use That case to blackmail him into submission in doing The Apc bidding before and after the election. That is the political undertone of this issue. Arrest my case.
There is nothing in the case to blackmail him with.Besides they don't even have to powers to remove him.
Re: Break What CJN Told CCB by PaChukwudi44(m): 6:45am On Jan 13, 2019
Printerscanner:


When next a thief steals your property and is caught, kindly tell him to go in peace because there are several thieves walking around freely.
Did the CJN steal?

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Re: Break What CJN Told CCB by deomelo: 6:58am On Jan 13, 2019
PaChukwudi44:

Did the CJN steal?



He broke the law and confessed already so what's your point?
Re: Break What CJN Told CCB by asiga(m): 6:58am On Jan 13, 2019
braveboi4life:
What happened to the loads of petition against oshiomole,Amaechi,babachair, I thought Maina has loads of corruption cases, I thought obanikoro is supposed to be standing trial,I thought senator wamako,akpabio,uzodinma and co should be standing trial.
Please next time you tell me Buhari is not corrupt just go to the market square and argue with them.
Note of warning this country belongs to all of us,we cant allow one pseudodemocratic and unrepentant autocrat hold us hostage,cases should be treated turn by turn,treat the cases of your friends first before you start going outside,that's what integrity is Nigeria cool

All these your beautiful write up, does it stop the fact that the leader of our judicial arm of government forgot to update his asset declaration forms as required by the law?
Re: Break What CJN Told CCB by PaChukwudi44(m): 7:09am On Jan 13, 2019
deomelo:




He broke the law and confessed already so what's your point?
He did not break any law of the Land.His response is covered by section 3(d) of the CCB act
Re: Break What CJN Told CCB by deomelo: 7:30am On Jan 13, 2019
PaChukwudi44:

He did not break any law of the Land.His response is covered by section 3(d) of the CCB act




And you conveniently forgot to copy and paste the act you are talking about for us to see


Anyway, your rubbish is meaningless because the man's confession is out in the open so stop insulting our intelligence with your rubbish.
Re: Break What CJN Told CCB by Hotfreezer: 7:33am On Jan 13, 2019
Anaedo1:


Mr Man domicillary account is not a foreign account..
Stop exhibiting crass ignorance here..

Was the account declared in his asset declaration form?

Whichever way you look at it, Onnogen fvcked up.

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