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Onnoghen: Senate Withdraws Supreme Court Suit by Femsyn(op): 3:23pm On Feb 04, 2019
The Senate is no longer interested in continuing a case it filed at the Supreme Court on the suspension of Chief Justice Walter Onnoghen.
In a statement on Monday, Yusuph Olaniyonu, media aide to the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, said the Senate has decided to give the National Judicial Council (NJC)’s intervention a chance.
The statement noted that the decision follows the intervention of the NJC on the issue.
“The Senate has therefore decided to discontinue the case it filed in the Supreme Court. It should be noted that the case has been slated for hearing tomorrow. This decision also affirms the confidence of the Senate in the ability of the NJC to successfully and creditably resolve the issues,” the statement reads.
The Senate on January 28 filed a case at the Supreme Court to seek clarification on the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen.
Relying on an order from the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), President Muhammadu Buhari last Friday suspended the chief justice replacing him with another Supreme Court justice, Tanko Mohammed.

In the suit, the Senate approached the apex court seeking its interpretation on whether President Buhari acted within the provision of the constitution in his suspension of Mr Onnoghen.
The Senate also wanted 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.
The section states conditions for removal of a chief justice but fails to clarify the difference between temporary removal and permanent removal.
A day after the announcement of the suit, the All Progressives Congress caucus in the Senate dissociated from the legal action, following which Mr Saraki clarified that it was initiated by “a majority of the leadership” of the chamber.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/309859-just-in-onnoghen-senate-withdraws-supreme-court-suit.html
Re: Onnoghen: Senate Withdraws Supreme Court Suit by livelymatilda22: 3:24pm On Feb 04, 2019
Pachukwudi44 SalamRushdie and the rest lying corrupt and hypocritical wailing zombies right now.

Saraki and his initial gra gra.Las Las, that Cameroonian man called Atiku will withdraw from this presidential election..

Re: Onnoghen: Senate Withdraws Supreme Court Suit by Nobody: 3:24pm On Feb 04, 2019
saraki don run
Re: Onnoghen: Senate Withdraws Supreme Court Suit by otokx(m): 3:26pm On Feb 04, 2019
jo so fumi?
Re: Onnoghen: Senate Withdraws Supreme Court Suit by Firefire(m): 3:27pm On Feb 04, 2019
VERY GOOD!
Re: Onnoghen: Senate Withdraws Supreme Court Suit by livelymatilda22: 3:29pm On Feb 04, 2019
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Re: Onnoghen: Senate Withdraws Supreme Court Suit by rusher14: 3:31pm On Feb 04, 2019
These left, right combinations followed by a superb uppercut from APC are working a treat.
Re: Onnoghen: Senate Withdraws Supreme Court Suit by SalamRushdie: 3:32pm On Feb 04, 2019
livelymatilda22:
Pachukwudi44 SalamRushdie and the rest lying corrupt and hypocritical wailing zombies right now.

Saraki and his initial gra gra
This country is just useless
Re: Onnoghen: Senate Withdraws Supreme Court Suit by Corrinthians(m): 3:32pm On Feb 04, 2019
grin grin grin

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Re: Onnoghen: Senate Withdraws Supreme Court Suit by Corrinthians(m): 3:34pm On Feb 04, 2019
Firefire:
VERY GOOD!
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We know you're like...

Re: Onnoghen: Senate Withdraws Supreme Court Suit by Mynd44(mod): 3:34pm On Feb 04, 2019
Re: Onnoghen: Senate Withdraws Supreme Court Suit by madridguy(m): 3:34pm On Feb 04, 2019
grin
Re: Onnoghen: Senate Withdraws Supreme Court Suit by madridguy(m): 3:37pm On Feb 04, 2019
Hold it, we said it, only the enemies of Nigeria are for Atifkwu the sell it man from Cameroun. You are supporting the corrupt CJN with no reason. Kuku go back to original moniker and start shouting biafra or death before it is too late.

SalamRushdie:
This country is just useless
Re: Onnoghen: Senate Withdraws Supreme Court Suit by comos: 3:38pm On Feb 04, 2019
The senate has played a fast one on Buhari CJN,

Tanko mohammend have already selected his men to mis-interpret the constitution tomorrow, but saraki been a fast guy quickly withdraw the case for the NJC to decide the man's fate next week
Re: Onnoghen: Senate Withdraws Supreme Court Suit by OAM4J: 3:38pm On Feb 04, 2019

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