Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has asked the Federal Government to urgently withdraw the charges against the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen as such move will amount to prosecutorial misadventure.

The Federal Government had earlier asked Onnoghen to vacate his office over failure to declare his assets as required by the law and moved to arraign him at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT.

But Falana, in a statement on Saturday faulted FG”s move to press charges against the CJN.

According to him, “The charge against the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen ought not to have been instituted at the Code of Conduct of Tribunal in view of the case of Nganjiwa v FRN (2017) LPELR 43391 wherein the Court of Appeal held that a judicial officer who has not been investigated by the National Judicial Council and sanctioned for misconduct cannot be arraigned in any criminal court in Nigeria.

“As all authorities are bound by the Court of Appeal verdict, the case should be withdrawn by the Attorney-General of the Federation without any delay because it is likely to be a prosecutorial misadventure,” he said.

As all authorities are bound by the Court of Appeal verdict, the case should be withdrawn by the Attorney-General of the Federation without any delay because it is likely to be a prosecutorial misadventure,” he said.

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Justice should take its full course.

Beadex1:
God please connect me to any party that will win this election. Nigeria is a hustling ground. chei

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Justice should take its full course.

Racoon:
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This will only happen when all the indicted & confirmed criminal elements of the useless APC government have been dealt with by same justice.

Abba Kyari, Amaechi, NHIS sec, AGF-Malami, Lawal Babachir, Lawal Daura.OUK, Musiliu Obanikoro,Gods- will Akpabio, Abdullahi Adam etc.

Abdulrasheed Maina and Kemi Adeosun were all defended to escape criminal prosecution hence justice by this shitty govt.in a case of all animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.

Speedyconnect15:
First time Falana dey reason well.

Apc disgracing itself.

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Justice should take its full course.

Niorte:

Justice means respecting rule of law.
Justice means fairness and fair hearing

Even though I have never met you in real life, your comments online shows that you must be a very intelligent person. My prayer for you is that

1. May your family members be united the way Nigerians are united under Buhari administration

2. May you enjoy life the way the masses are enjoying life under Buhari administration

3. May you find it easy to get good things of life the way the youths are finding it easy to get jobs under Buhari administration

4. May you prosper the way Nigeria has prospered under Buhari administration

5. May your life be peaceful like people who live in Bornu state

6. May your enemies respect you the way President Buhari is respecting the rule of law

PassingShot:
Shame dey catch person for Falana o!

Is the Appeal Court the ultimate in our legal jurisprudence?

Onnoghen is corrupt and we can't have the useless judge be at the top of our judiciary.

QED!

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Justice should take its full course.

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Justice should take its full course.