…Refers Umar’s petition to FJSC
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has given the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Walter Onnoghen and the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Tanko Muhammad seven working days to respond to petitions against them.
The NJC also referred the petition against the Code of Conduct Tribunal Chairman, Danladi Umar to the Federal Judiciary Service Commission (FJSC).
The Council which disclosed this in a statement at the end of its emergency meeting in Abuja on Tuesday and signed by the Director (Information), Soji Oye, explained that it considered four petitions filed at its Secretariat.
It listed the petitions as follows; Petition against Hon. Mr. Justice W.S.N. Onnoghen, GCON by Zikhrillahi Ibrahim of Resource Centre for Human Rights & Civil Education; petition against Hon. Mr. Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, CFR by Centre for Justice and Peace Initiative; petition against Hon. Mr. Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, CFR by Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, OON; and petition against Hon. Danladi Yakubu Umar, Chairman, Code of Conduct Tribunal by Centre for Justice and Peace Initiative.
It continued,” Council referred the petition against Hon. Danladi Yakubu Umar to the Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC) which is the appropriate constitutional body empowered to deal with it.
“In line with its procedure, Council also forwarded the petitions against Hon. Justices W.S.N. Onnoghen, GCON and I. T. Muhammad, CFR to them for their responses.
“In view of the gravity of the matters involved, Council abridged the usual response period from fourteen (14) to seven (7) working days for the Hon. Justices to respond”.
The statement however informed that Hon. Mr. Justice W. S. N. Onnoghen, GCON and Hon. Mr. Justice I.T. Muhammad, CFR recused themselves from the meeting.
“Consequently, Council elected Hon. Mr. Justice Umaru Abdullahi, CON, former President of the Court of Appeal as Interim Chairman to preside over the meeting”, it added.
It further said that Council would reconvene on the 11th February, 2019.
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