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South-South Governors Ask CJN Onnoghen Not to Appear at CCT Trial

Farouk Mohammed
By Farouk Mohammed
Published: January 14, 2019
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The South-South governors have urged the Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice Walter Onnoghen, not to appear before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT).

Present at the emergency meeting, The Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, who is also Chairman of the South-South Governors Forum, was attended by the Governors of Cross River (Prof. Ben Ayade), Rivers (Nyesom Wike), Akwa Ibom (Udom Emmanuel), and Delta state (Ifeanyi Okowa).

The governors made this call to the CJN in a communique after an meeting at the Bayelsa State Governor’s Lodge, Abuja on Sunday.

The South-South governors condemned the planned arraignedment of the CJN before the CCT, noted that the attempt to “assault” the nation’s judicial officer was a grave and dangerous escalation of the assault on institutions of the state.

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The communique reads, “We note that under Section 158(1) of the 1999 Constitution, the National Judicial Council, has ample powers to deal exhaustively with matters pertaining to allegations of misconduct and discipline of Judicial officers.

“Specifically, the NJC has the powers and clear procedures for investigating allegations, and recommending appropriate sanctions or disciplinary measures against judicial officials as a matter of first instance before any further steps.

“The judicial pronouncements in the cases of FGN Vs Justice Sylvester Ngwuta of the Supreme Court (January 9, 2018) and Justice Ngajinwa Vs FGN 2017 at the CCT have given validation to the express provisions of the constitution on this issue.

“We believe that the President, Muhammadu Buhari has a constitutional responsibility and huge moral obligation to defend our democracy.

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“Therefore, we consider this step, which is directly aimed at humiliating the nation’s highest judicial officer and a prominent son of the region, as totally unacceptable as it is reflective of the South-South story of endless marginalization and intimidation.”

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