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Onnoghen (Photo by Kola Sulaimon / AFP) Immediate past Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Nkanu Onnoghen, did not know he was stirring an hornet’s nest when he reflected on circumstances that surrounded his unceremonious removal in 2019. Speaking during a dinner to mark his 70th anniversary at his residence in Asokoro, Abuja, recently, the former CJN said he was surprised at his sudden removal, noting that throughout his judicial career, he lived an upright life. Some of the dignitaries at the colourful dinner included Justice Mahmud Mohammed (retd); a former Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Kumai Akaahs; the Chief Judge of Borno State, Justice Kashim Zannah; President of Nigerian Bar Association; Chief Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN) and Chief Rafiu Lawal-Rabana (SAN), among others. ....
Onnoghen (Photo by Kola Sulaimon / AFP) Immediate past Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Nkanu Onnoghen, did not know he was stirring an hornet’s nest when he reflected on circumstances that surrounded his unceremonious removal in 2019. Speaking during a dinner to mark his 70th anniversary at his residence in Asokoro, Abuja, recently, the former CJN said he was surprised at his sudden removal, noting that throughout his judicial career, he lived an upright life. Some of the dignitaries at the colourful dinner included Justice Mahmud Mohammed (retd); a former Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Kumai Akaahs; the Chief Judge of Borno State, Justice Kashim Zannah; President of Nigerian Bar Association; Chief Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN) and Chief Rafiu Lawal-Rabana (SAN), among others. ....
Justice Walter Onnoghen Estate mogul and former gubernatorial aspirant of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu State, Dr. Chukwuemeka Alex Obiechina, has slammed immediate past Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Nkanu Onnoghen, for alleging malice in his removal from office.
Onnoghen, in a remark during his 70th birthday celebration, in Abuja, told the audience that he was never told the reason for his removal as CJN, stressing, “how do you feel when you wake one morning and asked to resign, without anybody telling you the offence you committed?”
But Obiechina urged the former chief justice to stop such bluster, reminding him that his disgrace out of office was God’s answer to his (Obiechina’s) prayers after he (Onnoghen) refused to assign his governorship election appeal to a judge for adjudication, until the case became a mere academic endeavour. ....