Why CJN Onnoghen was suspended – Presidency

The Presidency has given reason the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen was suspended.

Onnoghen was suspended by President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday.

Buhari’s media aide, Bashir Ahmaad disclosed this on his Twitter page.

Giving reasons for CJN’s suspension, Ahmaad said Onnoghen was suspended based on the order of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT).

He wrote: “President Buhari suspends the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen and appoints Mr. Ibrahim Tanko Muhammed as acting CJN.

“The suspension was based on the order of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT).”

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