President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated Justice Walter Nkanu Onnoghen as Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN).

The inauguration took place today at exactly 2.20pm inside the Council Chambers of the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja.
Onnoghen's inauguration was sequel to the retirement of Justice Mahmud Muhammed who clocked 70 today.
Details later...

source
http://www.reportnaija.com/2016/11/breaking-news-buhari-swears-in-onnoghen.html

He should not be tempted

Good. Acting for just 3months maximum, before senate confirm him or any other one as substantive CJN. God bless Nigeria

Sai Baba always on point

Nice one. Buhari the master strategist is swearing him into office in Acting capacity. If he messes up too much, na to reject his nomination.

Those unrepentant sadists who thought his name would be substituted for a Muslim Northerner would be disappointed. I'm very certain he would be confirmed and eventually made the substantive CJN of the Federation. I believe there's a reason he was sworn-in in acting capacity.

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gebest:
what is breaking in this news

Haha!

Nice one and congrats to the people of Northern Crossriver.

Some people will still wail ooooooo..

The fooll of a president had no choice!

ok

Gradually we would get there. God bless Nigeria.

The only honest igbo

donphilopus:
Those unrepentant sadists who thought his name would be substituted for a Muslim Northerner would be disappointed. I'm very certain he would be confirmed and eventually made the substantive CJN of the Federation. I believe there's a reason he was sworn-in in acting capacity.

It was simply because the constitution made it clear only the most senior judge of the supreme court could be sworn in as acting CJN!!! Your dullard had no choice

Cool

Why in acting capacity? So as to see maybe he will cooperate or not abi? When southern was in president, dey never put nother man on test bcoz dey have respect for rules of law and separation of power . A dictator can never change! Nonsense

wailers:' this name is not popular amongst southerners;it must be a northern name'

It is constitutional he does so. He has no say over this else he would have acted otherwise.

DrRasheed:
The only honest igbo

Who made him an Igbo man?

agabusta:
Nice one. Buhari the master strategist is swearing him into office in Acting capacity. If he messes up too much, na to reject his nomination.

Tot as much too

Acting ke film ni!!

hope this is not another corrupt malam

Dis man happens to be d first CJN to act in acting capacity and only CJN from South since 1987. Can you see how our dear president is tribalistic? I bet it he will not use dis man as CJN after dis 3month lapse [color=#000099][/color]

akinceleb:
Why in acting capacity? So as to see maybe he will cooperate or not abi? When southern was in president, dey never put nother man on test bcoz dey have respect for rules of law and separation of power . A dictator can never change! Nonsense

His tenure/role will have to be confirmed by the Senate. Until then, he remains in acting capacity.

obyrich:
Who made him an Igbo man?

Forgive the poster, na ignorance of the highest order. One of the key reasons Nigeria remains where it is. Lack of exposure.

I am sad with the way my people think.
Nigerians please forgive us

donphilopus:
Those unrepentant sadists who thought his name would be substituted for a Muslim Northerner would be disappointed. I'm very certain he would be confirmed and eventually made the substantive CJN of the Federation. I believe there's a reason he was sworn-in in acting capacity.

the way he made Philip Ofoegbu the substansive DG NTA right?

Buhari has something up his sleeve, I see another Yakubu Ibin Mohammed being called out of retirement to take over.

Hmmmmmmm thank God oooo as bubu don dey open a new leaf now.

Abi name Trump tell am make he STOP appointing the Northerners henceforth?

akinceleb:
Dis man happens to be d first CJN to act in acting capacity and only CJN from South since 1987. Can you see how our dear president is tribalistic? I bet it he will not use dis man as CJN after dis 3month lapse [color=#000099][/color]

he will repeat what he did at NTA here, just watch out. There was a country!