It is with this as background that the questionable suspension of the CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, should be situated. Justice Onnoghen was said to have told investigators that the reason for his not declaring those assets was forgetfulness. Justice Onnoghen, especially his insistence that he should first be tried by the National Judicial Council, of which he is Chairman. A. Gumel, and pleaded that he adjourn court proceedings for the day based on NBA’s protest against the Onnoghen’s suspension. He decried the carrying of placards and disrupting court proceedings by lawyers, adding that the action amounted to turning the court into a public square.

Source: Punch January 31, 2019 00:33 UTC