Just in: Ignore calls for resignation, south-south governors tell CJN, defy presidency
- The forum of south-south governors has asked Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen to ignore calls for his resignation
- After its emergency meeting on Sunday, January 13, the forum asked the CJN not to honour invitation to appear before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT)
- The forum reportedly accused the presidency of having no regard for the rule of law and the collective wish of the region
The forum of south-south governors has urged the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Walter Onnoghen, not to honour the invitation to appear before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) which was scheduled for Monday, January 14, TVC News reports.
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Asking the CJN to ignore calls for his resignation, the forum on Sunday, January 13, said that the proposed move against Onnoghen is a set back to Nigeria.
The forum stressed that the national judicial council has the first say in matters related to any of its officers who has questionable conducts.
The south-south governors claimed that the move against the CJN is an action against an illustrious son of the region.
They accused President Muhammadu Buhari of lacking regard for the rule of law and the collective wish of the region.
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The forum expresses worry over the fact that the action is coming when it is just few weeks to the general elections, adding that it is capable of causing unrest throughout the country.
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that governors from the south-south region of the country had summoned an emergency meeting over the reported plans by the federal government to remove the CJN.
The meeting of the governors on the platform of the south-south governors forum was also expected to discuss other issues including the security of the Niger Delta, during and after the election; the issue of derivation; in addition to the recent development involving the chief justice of the federation.
Governor Seriake Dickson in a statement by his special adviser on media relations, Fidelis Soriwei, on Saturday, January 12, said he is yet to be updated about the complete details at the Supreme Court concerning the CJN, but warned that the action against Onnoghen was a dangerous escalation coming a few weeks to the general elections.
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