Walter Onnoghen and Tanko
Muhammad
Walter Onnoghen and Tanko
Muhammad
NJC Constitutes Panel on Onnoghen,
Tanko…. Justice Umaru Remains Interim
Chairman
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has set up a preliminary
Complaints Assessment Committee to assess the response of the
suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria CJN Justice Walter Onnoghen, and
the acting CJN Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, to the three
petitions written against them.
NJC members constituted the Preliminary Complaints Assessment
Committee in accordance with Regulation 17 of the NJC Judicial
Discipline Regulations, 2017 and mandated the committee to report
to them on 13th of February 2019.
The Council in a statement issued by its director of information
Mr. Soji Oye in Abuja indicated that the NJC will reconvene on
Wednesday, 13th February, 2019 to take final decision on the
matter.
The statement further disclosed that the council also received a
new petition written by the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) against Justice Onnoghen, and forwarded it to him
for his response within seven (7) working days.
NJC reaffirmed its confidence in Justice Umaru Abdullahi a
retired president of the Court of Appeal, and mandated him to
continue under his Interim Chairmanship
By PRNigeria