“Buhari sacked me because of a baseless rumour of me having a meeting with Atiku in Dubai” – Former CJN, Walter Onnoghen
Former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen has alleged that he was sacked by President Buhari over a baseless rumour of holding a meeting with ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar in Dubai before the last general elections.
Onnoghen made the disclosure at the public presentation of a book titled: “Fundamental Rights (Enforcement Procedure) Rules, 2009: Practice, procedure, forms and precedents,” authored by Ogwu James Onoja (SAN)
The former CJN expressed disappointment with the presidency’s failure to authenticate the rumour before acting on it, despite its huge investigative capacities.
The Nation reported that Onnoghen who recalled the process leading to his removal, noted that the situation got to its head when all of a sudden his trial before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) was put in motion even when he had not been invited or accused of any wrongdoing.
He condemned his trial process before the CCT, and further stated that in the course of the trial and when parties had joined issues, an ex-parte application was suddenly brought in and, “what followed was my illegal and unlawful suspension as the CJN”,He said.
What you should have in mind is that what goes around comes around, you should have say something then
I hope you have learnt a lesson from your sack, not because of today but for future reference
Whatever you want to do in life make sure you do it with sincerity of purpose, if God sees you let the people also see you
Instead of saying it now, you should have open up then because this is campaign after election
hmmmmmmmm… that may be true……
He sacked you to protect his interest na. What do you think