₦airaland Forum

ValCon888:
Your first point is baseless and pointless. An ex-parte order that was issued without any application from either party.

Secondly, let me disabuse the minds of many people who say Goodluck did it to Sanusi. Get this in your head; The Central Bank Governor is under the executive arm of government. The Central Bank regulates financial institutions and executes policies to that effect. The Central Bank Governor is also a political office holder who serves at the pleasure of his president.

The CJN on the other hand is the head of an entirely different arm of government. He is not a political office holder but a judicial officer. Under the principle of separation of powers, he does not serve at the pleasure of the president and as such cannot be suspended by said president.

He can only be removed and the constitution has laid down steps and procedures for his removal. The purported suspension is not only illegal, it is also dangerous for our democracy as this can lead to anarchy in the future where presidents and governors 'suspend' their CJs for not carrying out their bidding.

ValCon888:
Your first point is baseless and pointless. An ex-parte order that was issued without any application from either party.

Secondly, let me disabuse the minds of many people who say Goodluck did it to Sanusi. Get this in your head; The Central Bank Governor is under the executive arm of government. The Central Bank regulates financial institutions and executes policies to that effect. The Central Bank Governor is also a political office holder who serves at the pleasure of his president.

The CJN on the other hand is the head of an entirely different arm of government. He is not a political office holder but a judicial officer. Under the principle of separation of powers, he does not serve at the pleasure of the president and as such cannot be suspended by said president.

He can only be removed and the constitution has laid down steps and procedures for his removal. The purported suspension is not only illegal, it is also dangerous for our democracy as this can lead to anarchy in the future where presidents and governors 'suspend' their CJs for not carrying out their bidding.

hammerFC:
Buhari end game.



Nigeria will never be a muslim country.



thunder fire buhari, Insha'Allah amin




thunder fire buhari, Insha'Allah amin




thunder scatter aisha, masha Allah ami

naijapips04:
so where in that order does it say that "Buhari/President should SUSPEND THE CJN'?

SachaBastien:
Whoever wrote this is an idiot.
The Constitution is above all positions and authorities. Above the President, the Senate President and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Therefore, no one, whether the persons occupying these three positions or any other person has the power or prerogative to invent any new ideology or promote their idiosyncrasies outside the circuits of the Constitution.
The Constitution of The Federal Republic of Nigeria only provides for the REMOVAL of the CJN and not his/her SUSPENSION. The contrived action of Mr President is an illegality as it is not enshrined in the Constitution.
The President cannot be SUSPENDED. He can only be REMOVED from office. The Senate President cannot be SUSPENDED but is REMOVED if found wanting. The Chief Justice as the head of the judiciary which is one of the three arms of government CANNOT be SUSPENDED but be REMOVED if found wanting ONLY by the provisions of the Constitution.
Even an order from a court to an ignorant President which flouts the laws of the nation according to the Constitution is NULL and VOID. A court order must be in line with the Constitution and not contrary or subversive.

Wallade:
Did Mr President follow the procedures of the constitution concerning removal of the CJN? No!

When did this court of competent juridiction serve the purported verdict? Courts don't give verdict in abscence of the prosecution and defendant attorneys. They were all represented in the last court session and there was no such verdict.

I see you are trying to distinguish between suspension and removal. As long as the CJN can not perform his duties in your case of suspension, it is tantamount to removal and there is no valid excuse for the president to inflict such dangerous blow on another arm of government that the president should not control.

ValCon888:
Your first point is baseless and pointless. An ex-parte order that was issued without any application from either party.

Secondly, let me disabuse the minds of many people who say Goodluck did it to Sanusi. Get this in your head; The Central Bank Governor is under the executive arm of government. The Central Bank regulates financial institutions and executes policies to that effect. The Central Bank Governor is also a political office holder who serves at the pleasure of his president.

The CJN on the other hand is the head of an entirely different arm of government. He is not a political office holder but a judicial officer. Under the principle of separation of powers, he does not serve at the pleasure of the president and as such cannot be suspended by said president.

He can only be removed and the constitution has laid down steps and procedures for his removal. The purported suspension is not only illegal, it is also dangerous for our democracy as this can lead to anarchy in the future where presidents and governors 'suspend' their CJs for not carrying out their bidding.

ValCon888:
Your first point is baseless and pointless. An ex-parte order that was issued without any application from either party.

Secondly, let me disabuse the minds of many people who say Goodluck did it to Sanusi. Get this in your head; The Central Bank Governor is under the executive arm of government. The Central Bank regulates financial institutions and executes policies to that effect. The Central Bank Governor is also a political office holder who serves at the pleasure of his president.

The CJN on the other hand is the head of an entirely different arm of government. He is not a political office holder but a judicial officer. Under the principle of separation of powers, he does not serve at the pleasure of the president and as such cannot be suspended by said president.

He can only be removed and the constitution has laid down steps and procedures for his removal. The purported suspension is not only illegal, it is also dangerous for our democracy as this can lead to anarchy in the future where presidents and governors 'suspend' their CJs for not carrying out their bidding.

jaxxy:
Where is the evidence of corruption? Who determines it as corruption? How Pmb determine who is corrupt or not where he calls his corrupt aides saints? Can an illegal court carry out an unconstitutional process because it now suits the president? How do we know even the president and this illegal court don’t also have a corrupt agenda? Who declared them saints?

Based on the above In this matter only the constitution can be trusted not Buharis body language or an illegal court presided by a judge having also corrupt charges against him also.

Binikingdowm:
Shut up

I'll delete my nairaland account and will never defend southern Nigeria if these things don't happen.

1) the former cjn is put
2)if buhari failed to do so, they should impeach him.

3) Nigeria should break up if all these fail.

verifielive:
@POLITICSNGR

Below is an article written by Audu Bulama Bukarti on the recent suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, made available to PoliticsNGR. Read Below;

"Given the supersonic speed at which the CCB & CCT are moving and the uncharacteristic enthusiasm of the FG to comply with judicial orders, I am suspicious of the motive behind the prosecution of the CJN.

I am also concerned with the time of the whole thing. But this is just a marginal note; a statement by the way side. I will keep it for another day.

Now, turning to the topic at hand, I do not see anything wrong or illegal with the suspension of the CJN and swearing-in yesterday of Hon. Justice Ibrahim Tanko. The action of PMB is constitutional. Nay, he had a duty to act in the way he did. Here are my seven reasons:

1. PMB did not act on his own motion. He acted on an Order of the CCT.

2. The CCT has an inherent power under Section 6 of the Constitution to issue any order that will promote the Rule of Law and ensure the smooth conduct of its proceedings. I believe this order does both. See point 7 below.

3. Some lawyers have argued that CCT’s Order is illegal or even unconstitutional. But this is not PMB’s business. He can’t question the legality of a judicial decision as doing so will tantamount to the president sitting on appeal on the Judgement of a Court.

4. Under our constitutional system, PMB has no option than to obey the said Order. That is why we have been urging him to obey the Orders on Dasuki and Zakzaky. I repeat the same call here toady;

5. The provisions of Section 292 cited by the NBA and others do not apply to this matter as the CJN was not “removed”. He was “suspended” pursuant to a valid and subsisting Order. The removal envisaged by and under Section 292 of the Constitution means “the dismissal of someone from a job” while suspension as in the present case means “[to] temporarily prevent from continuing or being in force or effect.”

6. The CJN is the head of the all Nigerian courts and Judiciary as well as the Chairman of the National Judicial Council which, under his Chairmanship, exercises supervisory and disciplinary role on all judges and judicial officer in Nigeria. This means any decision reached by CCT may likely go on appeal up to the Supreme Court where the CJN is at the helm of affairs.

7. It is against the rule of Natural Justice for Justice Onneghen to remain the CJN and Chairman NJC while facing trial under the same judges whose promotions, disciplinary and other related matters are under him;

8. I believe this action will facilitate quick dispensation of justice in this matter. Before the Order, the “generous SANs” representing the “poor” CJN had started taking steps that are clearly intended to frustrate his trial. They had started raising frivolous issues and making empty applications because they knew that their client had an upper hand. Now that he has been suspended, the defense counsel will be serious to prosecute the matter to its conclusion so that their client might be reinstated as quickly as possible if he is not found guilty.

9. Assuming, without conceding, that there are any anomalies in the procedure adopted. I would rather forgo any such anomalies for the crushingly disappointing alleged acts of the person who is suppose to hold those who violate our laws to account. I feel we must get the bottom of the allegations against the CJN whatever and punish him if he is guilty."

https://politicsngr.com/9-reasons-suspension-cjn-constitutional/

ValCon888:
Your first point is baseless and pointless. An ex-parte order that was issued without any application from either party.

Secondly, let me disabuse the minds of many people who say Goodluck did it to Sanusi. Get this in your head; The Central Bank Governor is under the executive arm of government. The Central Bank regulates financial institutions and executes policies to that effect. The Central Bank Governor is also a political office holder who serves at the pleasure of his president.

The CJN on the other hand is the head of an entirely different arm of government. He is not a political office holder but a judicial officer. Under the principle of separation of powers, he does not serve at the pleasure of the president and as such cannot be suspended by said president.

He can only be removed and the constitution has laid down steps and procedures for his removal. The purported suspension is not only illegal, it is also dangerous for our democracy as this can lead to anarchy in the future where presidents and governors 'suspend' their CJs for not carrying out their bidding.

koboko69:
Mr man..
U can not change english language...
There is difference between a suspension and removal...
I am sure u saw the order by the CCT....if not, google u will find it. Suspension is not removal...in Law, nothing like assumption or nothing like suspension is tantamount to removal. That is how people win cases or get cases thrown out based on technicalities. Like i said, blame the constitution not the executive.

Afospecialk:
You reason like a mad man bcs if someone as head of judiciary panel is corrupted by his failure to declose his assets should remain untouchable? Why would a head of judiciary panel failed to provide all his assets details if he doesn't have any skeleton in his cupboard. To hell.with d judge and to hell.with you. God bless.Nigeria

From the construction of your tenses, i can tell you're an illiterate. Go and chase your master's cows in daura.



Pmb till.2023

Afospecialk:
You reason like a mad man bcs if someone as head of judiciary panel is corrupted by his failure to declose his assets should remain untouchable? Why would a head of judiciary panel failed to provide all his assets details if he doesn't have any skeleton in his cupboard. To hell.with d judge and to hell.with you. God bless.Nigeria



Pmb till.2023

Seetto:
Pmb has done the right thing.........no one cares because corruption is everywhere....

Wallade:
Do you have provision for suspension of CJN in the Nigerian constitution? If we have to relly on thr literal meaning of Suspension and Removal, you still don't have a tenable case.

lexy2014:
Since corruption is everywhere, he should have started from his domain which is d executive

koboko69:
Now u coming to reality. That is what we call technicalities....no provisions so on what bases are u going to argue that he did wrong?

ValCon888:
Your first point is baseless and pointless. An ex-parte order that was issued without any application from either party.

Secondly, let me disabuse the minds of many people who say Goodluck did it to Sanusi. Get this in your head; The Central Bank Governor is under the executive arm of government. The Central Bank regulates financial institutions and executes policies to that effect. The Central Bank Governor is also a political office holder who serves at the pleasure of his president.

The CJN on the other hand is the head of an entirely different arm of government. He is not a political office holder but a judicial officer. Under the principle of separation of powers, he does not serve at the pleasure of the president and as such cannot be suspended by said president.

He can only be removed and the constitution has laid down steps and procedures for his removal. The purported suspension is not only illegal, it is also dangerous for our democracy as this can lead to anarchy in the future where presidents and governors 'suspend' their CJs for not carrying out their bidding.

Seetto:
Wherever we start from, we will surely get there one day,

eyeview:
Hitler killed millions of people and yet there were people who still justified the ignoble actions.
So am not surprised that justifications are coming for these brazen illegality

Babiboy:
Buhari suspend CJN but did not remove him
But pigs can't understand this

ValCon888:
Your first point is baseless and pointless. An ex-parte order that was issued without any application from either party.

Secondly, let me disabuse the minds of many people who say Goodluck did it to Sanusi. Get this in your head; The Central Bank Governor is under the executive arm of government. The Central Bank regulates financial institutions and executes policies to that effect. The Central Bank Governor is also a political office holder who serves at the pleasure of his president.

The CJN on the other hand is the head of an entirely different arm of government. He is not a political office holder but a judicial officer. Under the principle of separation of powers, he does not serve at the pleasure of the president and as such cannot be suspended by said president.

He can only be removed and the constitution has laid down steps and procedures for his removal. The purported suspension is not only illegal, it is also dangerous for our democracy as this can lead to anarchy in the future where presidents and their CJs for not carrying out their bidding.

verifielive:
@POLITICSNGR

Below is an article written by Audu Bulama Bukarti on the recent suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, made available to PoliticsNGR. Read Below;

"Given the supersonic speed at which the CCB & CCT are moving and the uncharacteristic enthusiasm of the FG to comply with judicial orders, I am suspicious of the motive behind the prosecution of the CJN.

I am also concerned with the time of the whole thing. But this is just a marginal note; a statement by the way side. I will keep it for another day.

Now, turning to the topic at hand, I do not see anything wrong or illegal with the suspension of the CJN and swearing-in yesterday of Hon. Justice Ibrahim Tanko. The action of PMB is constitutional. Nay, he had a duty to act in the way he did. Here are my seven reasons:

1. PMB did not act on his own motion. He acted on an Order of the CCT.

2. The CCT has an inherent power under Section 6 of the Constitution to issue any order that will promote the Rule of Law and ensure the smooth conduct of its proceedings. I believe this order does both. See point 7 below.

3. Some lawyers have argued that CCT’s Order is illegal or even unconstitutional. But this is not PMB’s business. He can’t question the legality of a judicial decision as doing so will tantamount to the president sitting on appeal on the Judgement of a Court.

4. Under our constitutional system, PMB has no option than to obey the said Order. That is why we have been urging him to obey the Orders on Dasuki and Zakzaky. I repeat the same call here toady;

5. The provisions of Section 292 cited by the NBA and others do not apply to this matter as the CJN was not “removed”. He was “suspended” pursuant to a valid and subsisting Order. The removal envisaged by and under Section 292 of the Constitution means “the dismissal of someone from a job” while suspension as in the present case means “[to] temporarily prevent from continuing or being in force or effect.”

6. The CJN is the head of the all Nigerian courts and Judiciary as well as the Chairman of the National Judicial Council which, under his Chairmanship, exercises supervisory and disciplinary role on all judges and judicial officer in Nigeria. This means any decision reached by CCT may likely go on appeal up to the Supreme Court where the CJN is at the helm of affairs.

7. It is against the rule of Natural Justice for Justice Onneghen to remain the CJN and Chairman NJC while facing trial under the same judges whose promotions, disciplinary and other related matters are under him;

8. I believe this action will facilitate quick dispensation of justice in this matter. Before the Order, the “generous SANs” representing the “poor” CJN had started taking steps that are clearly intended to frustrate his trial. They had started raising frivolous issues and making empty applications because they knew that their client had an upper hand. Now that he has been suspended, the defense counsel will be serious to prosecute the matter to its conclusion so that their client might be reinstated as quickly as possible if he is not found guilty.

9. Assuming, without conceding, that there are any anomalies in the procedure adopted. I would rather forgo any such anomalies for the crushingly disappointing alleged acts of the person who is suppose to hold those who violate our laws to account. I feel we must get the bottom of the allegations against the CJN whatever and punish him if he is guilty."

https://politicsngr.com/9-reasons-suspension-cjn-constitutional/

ashcall:
which arm is justice Salami that was suspended by Jonathan