The FJSC subsequently issued a query to the CCT boss, asking him to respond to the allegations against him. He said, “The petitioner alleged that judicial oaths were breached and that the National Judicial Council should consider appropriate sanctions. “This is predicated on the fact that the chairman and members of the tribunal, during swearing-in, only subscribe to official oaths and not judicial oaths. It was the day the CCT chairman granted an ex parte order for the removal of the CJN. However, the defence maintained that the CJN was not in court when the ex parte order was granted by the CCT chairman; rather, only the prosecution was present.

Source: Punch February 10, 2019 00:31 UTC