•Accepts Onnoghen's voluntary retirement from service as CJN

President Muhammadu Buhari has written the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Tanko Muhammad, on the appointment of additional five Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.

The President wrote: ‘‘Pursuant to the provisions of Section 230(2) A&B of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), I am pleased to request that you initiate in earnest the process of appointing additional five Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria to make the full complement of 21 Justices as provided by the aforementioned provisions of the Constitution.

‘‘This is in line with the Government’s Agenda of repositioning the Judiciary in general and Supreme Court in particular for greater efficiency, with a view to reducing the backlogs of appeals pending at the Supreme Court.

‘‘Please accept, your Lordship, the assurances of my highest regards.’’

Meanwhile, President Buhari has accepted the voluntary retirement from service of Hon. Justice Walter Onnoghen as Chief Justice of Nigeria, effective from May 28, 2019.

The President thanked Justice Onnoghen for his service to the Federal Republic of Nigeria and wished him the best of retirement life.

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

Ok

Never going to happen until your candidacy and election results are adjudicated

Stupid people

A shariah court judge becoming the CJN.
This is like a bad dream but don't tell zombies Islamization is in full swing.
Lets all wait till Nigeria is declared a caliphate.

Simply put, Buhari wants to infiltrate supreme Court in future over his presidential case.

That's all.

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

Comprehension problem! Did you read this part: ..., I am pleased to request that you initiate in earnest the process of appointing additional five Justices of....

The appointment of Justices involves NJC compiling and submitting to d President, a list of recommended judges of proven integrity.

The President, after collecting the list does a background check to ensure the names submitted for appointment are really people of good character with professional competence without any dent.

If the President is satisfied and d recommended people passed the integrity test, he will write the Senate for ratification and approval of the recommended people for the post of justices of the Supreme Court.

yns4real:


Comprehension problem! Did you this part: ..., I am pleased to request that you initiate in earnest the process of appointing additional five Justices of....

He should have instructed his aides to write to NJC as an institution not the Ag. CJN as an individual

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

You see you? You answered yourself and muddled it up.if njc recommends to buhari,does that not tell you that he will write to the apex court or senate?

id911:


He should have instructed his aides to write to NJC as an institution not the Ag. CJN as an individual

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

Osagyefo98:
Simply put, Buhari wants to infiltrate supreme Court in future over his presidential case.

That's all.

No sir.he's only telling the njc thriugh onnoghen to forward names of 5 judges to him

garfield1:

You see you? You answered yourself and muddled it up.if njc recommends to buhari,does that not tell you that he will write to the apex court or senate?

No. NJC recommends to President, the President then forward the nominees to Senate for confirmation and finally appointment. That's the procedure

id911:


He should have instructed his aides to write to NJC as an institution not the Ag. CJN as an individual

CJN is the chairman of the NJC. Have you seen the content and details of the said letter?

id911:

No. NJC recommends to President, the President then forward the nominees to Senate for confirmation and finally appointment. That's the procedure

Cant you see that buhari is reminding the njc to forward names

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

garfield1:

Cant you see that buhari is reminding the njc to forward names

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

yns4real:


CJN is the chairman of the NJC. Have you seen the content and details of the said letter?

The excerpt from the letter as released by Garba Shehu to the public is the bone of contention here

The buhari rubber stamp is already being called to action once again........issorai!!!

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anything to strengthen the judiciary is welcome

Yankee101:
Never going to happen until your candidacy and election results are adjudicated

Stupid people

Bruv go and find a transformer

Doom awaits this sb.

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

He needs to set his landmarks right before his case reaches there...

Why not just call him on the phone or summon him...

Yankee101:
Never going to happen until your candidacy and election results are adjudicated

Stupid people

millions of us voted for him to be our president. Millions of you in the minority thought otherwise. Buhari stays wether you like it or not

Democrazy

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zibya:
millions of us voted for him to be our president. Millions of you in the minority thought otherwise. Buhari stays wether you like it or not

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

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

Be dreaming

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

What are u expecting befor?

chloride6:


Bruv go and find a transformer

No light in Nigeria. It can't do me nothing bruv. Much luv

Scared

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

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

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

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