Suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen resigns with immediate effect. TheCable reported that” ‘he turned in his resignation letter to President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday evening. This happens a day after the National Judicial Council (NJC) recommended that he be compulsorily retired for misconduct.’
The legal body, NJC, in a statement signed by Director of Information, Mr. Soji Oye, said it convened an emergency meeting to consider the report of five-man committed it constituted to investigate allegations of misconduct that wre levelled against Justice Onnoghen and the Acting CJN, Justice Tanko Muhammad.
“The National Judicial Council reconvened today in an Emergency Meeting to consider the Report of the Five-Man Committee constituted to investigate the allegations of misconduct made against Hon. Mr. Justice W. S. N. Onnoghen, GCON and Hon. Mr. Justice I. T. Muhammad, CFR.
“Council decided that the allegations relating to assets declaration that were levelled against Hon. Mr. Justice W. S. N.Onnoghen, GCON were subjudice and therefore abstained from considering them.
“Council reached a decision on the petitions written by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and others and conveyed its decision to President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR.
“Council also resolved that, by the nature of the decision reached, it would be inappropriate to publicise it before conveying it to Mr. President”, the statement read.
Onnoghen was suspended from office by President Buhari on January 25.
