The senate has discontinued its
case at the supreme court over Walter Onnoghen, suspended chief justice of
Nigeria (CJN).
Onnoghen was suspended by
President Muhammadu Buhari after the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) ordered
that he step aside pending the determination of the case against him.
The suspended CJN is accused of
false assets declaration.
The senate had approached the
apex court to determine if Buhari acted within the law when he suspended Onnoghen
and swore in Ibrahim Muhammad as acting CJN.
Senators elected on the platform
of the All Progressives Congress (APC)
had distanced themselves from the suit.
In a statement on Monday, Yusuph
Olaniyonu, spokesman of Senate President Bukola Saraki, said the upper
legislative chamber discontinued the case following the intervention of the
National Judicial Council (NJC).
“The senate has therefore decided
to discontinue the case it filed in the supreme court. It should be noted that
the case has been slated for hearing tomorrow,” Olaniyonu said.
“This decision also affirm the
confidence of the senate in the ability of the NJC to successfully and
creditably resolve the issues.”
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