Senior Nigerian lawyer, Femi Falana, has called for withdrawal of President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government to withdrawn its charge against the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Samuel Onnoghen.

The Federal Government will on Monday, January 14, 2019, arraign the CJN before the Justice Danladi Yakubu led-Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) in Abuja on charges of failures to declare his assets as required by law and for operating Bank Domiciliary Foreign Currency Accounts.

The charges against Justice Onnoghen were filed and served on him on Friday at his official residence in Abuja preparatory for his appearance at the tribunal.

Falana, speaking to Premium Times described the move against Justice Onnoghen as a “prosecutorial misadventure.”

He, therefore called on the justice minister, Abubakar Malami, to immediately withdraw the charge.

Falana said: “The charge against the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen ought not to have been instituted at the Code of Conduct of Tribunal in view of the case of Nganjiwa v FRN (2017) LPELR 43391 wherein the Court of Appeal held that a judicial officer who has not been investigated by the National Judicial Council and sanctioned for misconduct cannot be arraigned in any criminal court in Nigeria.


“As all authorities are bound by the Court of Appeal verdict the case should be withdrawn by the Attorney-General of the Federation without any delay because it is likely to be a prosecutorial misadventure.”

https://all-gists..com/2019/01/buhari-should-withdraw-charge-against-justice-onnoghen-femi-falana.html

Buhari no get sense at all

Only mad people are still supporting Buhari

The National Judicial council shouldn't have the power to investigate criminal cases. If this is about ethics alone, then it is understandable. If the Chief Justice commits murder or rape someone, will the police wait for the Judicial council to investigate and sanction him first?

If this is the law, then it must be discarded A.S.A.P

Buhari has shown us his through colours,he has shown his a dictator,a bigot,a hypocrite n a leader filled with nepotism.
Buhari is a failure!
Never reenforced failure!

"..Falana.................described the move against Justice Onnoghen as a “prosecutorial misadventure.."

The stupid government & their zombies sha.

odikwa egwu o

When will Buhari persuade Ganduje to resign?

Ok when will Ganduje be impeached

AstralBody:
Buhari has shown us his through colours,he has shown his a dictator,a bigot,a hypocrite n a leader filled with nepotism.
Buhari is a failure!
Never reforce failure!

It is not dictatorial to send convicted criminals to prison. This is how it works in all democracies.

You are not a law court when EFCC charge that dishonourable Judge it was done under EFCC act, now CJN a self confess offender is being charged under the Code of Conduct Act which guides every public officer. The NJC and the courts are sneaking immunity that the constitution never gave them.

for the fools, imbecilles, pigs and idiots who defend this rubbish asset declaration cheat;

You are crying of hunger and defending someone who forgot to declare his asset that contains $€£¥?

You are not hungry but Insane

Guestlander:
The National Judicial council shouldn't have the power to investigate criminal cases. If this is about ethics alone, then it is understandable. If the Chief Justice commits murder, will the police wait for the Judicial council to investigate him first.

Well they have the powers.Bihari is only making a fool of himself.Such laws were instituted to protect the judiciary from executive intimidation like Buhari is trying to now do.

Done and dusted by Falana. The ones that Buhari is hoping on to be in his persecuting counsel have started withdrawing from the case even before the proposed arraignment!

Guestlander:
The National Judicial council shouldn't have the power to investigate criminal cases. If this is about ethics alone, then it is understandable. If the Chief Justice commits murder or rape someone, will the police wait for the Judicial council to investigate and sanction him first?

If this is the law, then it must be discarded A.S.A.P

Thank you my brother!

The FGN should have this issue decided as a preliminary issue because there seems to be a judicial protectionism which is sneaking in Immunity that the constitution has not granted to judicial officers. The CJN has been arraigned, let us test the constitution and the powers it gives and where there is need for a reform in law, let us do so.

Stalwert:
You are not a law court when EFCC charge that dishonourable Judge it was done under EFCC act, now CJN a self confess offender is being charged under the Code of Conduct Act which guides every public officer. The NJC and the courts are sneaking immunity that the constitution never gave them.

for the fools, imbecilles, pigs and idiots who defend this rubbish asset declaration cheat;

You are crying of hunger and defending someone who forgot to declare his asset that contains $€£¥?

You are not hungry but Insane

The appeal court has already ruled on the matter.Take the CJN to the CCT and get the case thrown out.The appeal court is far higher than the CCT.

Guestlander:


It is not dictatorial to send convicted criminals to prison. This is how it works in all democracies.

So u are saying the CJN has been convicted, without any law to such by d law court? U people reason like an illiterate,just like Buhari. Has Buhari declared his assets? Didn't he promised Nigerians to do that?
CJN is not going anywhere,u n ur demonic party can wail on!
Buhari is a failure, never reenforced it.

Adeitanajoke:


Senior Nigerian lawyer, Femi Falana, has called for withdrawal of President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government to withdrawn its charge against the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Samuel Onnoghen.

The Federal Government will on Monday, January 14, 2019, arraign the CJN before the Justice Danladi Yakubu led-Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) in Abuja on charges of failures to declare his assets as required by law and for operating Bank Domiciliary Foreign Currency Accounts.

The charges against Justice Onnoghen were filed and served on him on Friday at his official residence in Abuja preparatory for his appearance at the tribunal.

Falana, speaking to Premium Times described the move against Justice Onnoghen as a “prosecutorial misadventure.”

He, therefore called on the justice minister, Abubakar Malami, to immediately withdraw the charge.

Falana said: “The charge against the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen ought not to have been instituted at the Code of Conduct of Tribunal in view of the case of Nganjiwa v FRN (2017) LPELR 43391 wherein the Court of Appeal held that a judicial officer who has not been investigated by the National Judicial Council and sanctioned for misconduct cannot be arraigned in any criminal court in Nigeria.


“As all authorities are bound by the Court of Appeal verdict the case should be withdrawn by the Attorney-General of the Federation without any delay because it is likely to be a prosecutorial misadventure.”

https://all-gists..com/2019/01/buhari-should-withdraw-charge-against-justice-onnoghen-femi-falana.html

Before the sting operation on Judges, there were countless petitions against the Judges submitted to the NJC, yet those petitions were ignored by the NJC, hence the DSS took matters into their hands and choir boys started singing,
so are you saying a corrupt judge is free to preside over sensitive matters like the election tribunals till when ever the NJC feels the corrupt judge is due for investigation?
And come to think of it who is the chairman of the NJC,

This is why corruption thrives because democracy is easily manipulated in Nigeria.

Nigeria is not ripe for democracy.

PaChukwudi44:

Well they have the powers.Bihari is only making a fool of himself.Such laws were instituted to protect the judiciary from executive intimidation like Buhari is trying to now do.

Executive intimidation from criminal cases? This is not a case of the Chief justice having an affair with his secretary which the Judicial council may frown upon.

The FG cannot convict you if they cannot prove a case against you, why then is the CJ worried?

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PaChukwudi44:

The appeal court has already ruled on the matter.Take the CJN to the CCT and get the case thrown out.The appeal court is far higher than the CCT.

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Worker of inequity and criminals he will be charged if you don't like it go to Jerusalem and cry on Nnamdi Cownu. The court cannot confer upon itself immunity. You cannot be judge in your own case

Isn't it funny, an administration with the largest number of lawyers in our nation's history with up to 3 SANs keeps making a mockery of our judicial process.

Of course the CJN is not without blame. As the nation's no 1 judicial officer shouldn't he know the implication of lying about his assets?

Stalwert:
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[s]Worker of inequity and criminals he will be charged if you don't like it go to Jerusalem and cry on Nnamdi Cownu. The court cannot confer upon itself immunity. You cannot be judge in your own case[/s]

Well u can when the CJN is involved.

BTW when is PMB and PYO going to declare thier OWN asset? PUBLICLY, THAT IS

AstralBody:
So u are saying the CJN has been convicted, without any law to such by d law court? U people reason like an illiterate,just like Buhari. Has Buhari declared his assets? Didn't he promised Nigerians to do that?
CJN is not going anywhere,u n ur demonic party can wail on!
Buhari is a failure, never reenforced it.

No, he has not been convicted. But what is the logic behind not going to court to clear his name?
Leave the insults for now, if you ran out of brain cells already then don't quote me.

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alezzy13:


Well u can when the CJN is involved.

BTW when is PMB and PYO going to declare thier OWN asset? PUBLICLY, THAT IS

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Dumbness at its best

CilicMarin:


Thank you my brother!

The FGN should have this issue decided as a preliminary issue because there seems to be a judicial protectionism which is sneaking in Immunity that the constitution has not granted to judicial officers. The CJN has been arraigned, let us test the constitution and the powers it gives and where there is need for a reform in law, let us do so.

Are you testing what has already been decided at the appeal court at the CCT? The way it is now only the supreme court can adjudicate on this matter.

alezzy13:
Isn't it funny, an administration with the largest number of lawyers in our nation's history with up to 3 SANs keeps making a mockery of our judicial process.

Of course the CJN is not without blame. As the nation's no 1 judicial officer shouldn't he know the implication of lying about his assets?

The Judicial process that cleared James Ibori and other high profile criminals?
We have to he honest with ourselves in this country. Even the Judicial system is corrupt.

Stalwert:
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Worker of inequity and criminals he will be charged if you don't like it go to Jerusalem and cry on Nnamdi Cownu. The court cannot confer upon itself immunity. You cannot be judge in your own case

Charge him to court and get the case thrown out.It is not about charging him to court.it is about winning or securing a conviction.The case again supreme court justice Sylvester Ngwuta was thrown out for the same reason.

PaChukwudi44:

Are you testing what has already been decided at the appeal court at the CCT? The way it is now only the supreme court can adjudicate on this matter.

The FG should take it up to the supreme court then.

Guestlander:


No, he has not been convicted. But what is the logic behind not going to court to clear his name?
Leave the insults for now, if you ran out of brain cells already then don't quote me.

I think u are d one suffering a memory loss here. What did the Constitution says/interpretation before a serving judge can be prosecuted? Did Buhari n his hypocrites,u inclusive followed the steps? No! They want to hurriedly remove him so they can replace him with their puppet. The writing is on d wall n Buhari knowns it. Nigerians are tired of that failure in Abuja.

PaChukwudi44:

Charge him to court and get the case thrown out.It is not about charging him to court.it is about winning or securing a conviction.The case again supreme court justice Sylvester Ngwuta was thrown out for the same reason.

Don't you worry something is wrong with this scenario? It simply means these people are above the law.

AstralBody:
I think u are d one suffering a memory loss here. What did the Constitution says/interpretation before a serving judge can be prosecuted? Did Buhari n his hypocrites,u inclusive followed the steps? No! They want to hurriedly remove him so they can replace him with their puppet. The writing is on d wall n Buhari knowns it. Nigerians are tired of that failure in Abuja.

Remove him as if he has more than one vote! The election is going to be free and fair and the losers, in this case the PDP will concede.

CilicMarin:


Thank you my brother!

The FGN should have this issue decided as a preliminary issue because there seems to be a judicial protectionism which is sneaking in Immunity that the constitution has not granted to judicial officers. The CJN has been arraigned, let us test the constitution and the powers it gives and where there is need for a reform in law, let us do so.

God bless you my brother.

PaChukwudi44:

Charge him to court and get the case thrown out.It is not about charging him to court.it is about winning or securing a conviction.The case again supreme court justice Sylvester Ngwuta was thrown out for the same reason.

That's because the corrupt Onnoghen was shielding his corrupt colleagues who have turned the supreme court to ariaria market where judgements are sold.

Guestlander:


Remove him as if he has more than one vote! The election is going to be free and fair and the losers, in this case the PDP will concede.

dream on, we know ur type. U support evil. We knew what the demon was trying to do,to remove a southern n put a northern,who is second in command to d CJN. Go n tell Buhari ur master,that d CJN is going nowhere.

Guestlander:


Don't you worry something is wrong with this scenario? It simply means these people are above the law.

ever heard of separation of power. And independence of the Judiciary.