Appeal Court Decides Onnoghen’s Case Today

The Court of Appeal, Abuja will today deliver judgment in the appeals by former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen challenging the charges of non-declaration of assets against him. Justice Abdul Aboki presiding on February 12 adjourned the three earlier appeals by Justice Onnoghen indefinitely after the appeals were consolidated. Onnoghen has also filed a fresh appeal challenging his conviction and ban from public office by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) on April 18. Following the filing of the six-count charges against him by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) at the CCT on January 11, Onnoghen filed an appeal challenging the jurisdiction of the CCT. He also filed an appeal challenging the ex parte order of the CCT on January 23, 2019 removing him from office, and another appeal against his no-case submission at the CCT. Justice Onnoghen resigned from office April 4,about the same time the National Judicial Council (NJC) the recommended to the president to retire him from office.