Lawyer and Humanrights activist, Femi Falana, has asked suspended
Chief Justice of Niferia CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, to resign
honorably after his suspension must have been lifted by
President Buhari.
Onnoghen who admitted in his letter to the Code of Conduct Tribunal
that he forgot to declare some of his assets after he assumed office in
March 2017, was suspended by President Buhari on Friday January 25th.
Speaking on Channels TV yesterday January 27th, Falana said
“The government should as a matter of urgency, lift the suspension on
the Chief Justice since the Chief Justice as so much to on his own
admitted that he did not declare his assets, he should do the needful by
calling it quits”.
He added that after the suspension has been lifted, Justice Onnoghen
should quit the bench because he has already admitted that he failed in
his duty to declare his asset as required by the constitution.
The Senior Advocate further argued it was wrong for President Buhari
to have sspended Justice Onnoghen based on an ex parte order of the code
of conduct tribunal. He said by so doing the President did not follow
due process, stressing that the government must learn to obey the rule
of law.
“You can’t fight corruption without following due process,” Falana said.