The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Caucus in the House of Representatives has kicked against the illegal suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The Caucus vowed to join forces with other lovers of democracy to fight anti-democratic forces desperate to subvert the nation’s democracy, saying that “Nigerian is not a Banana Republic where anything goes.”
In a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Sunday by the Deputy Minority Leader, and the Leader of the Caucus, Hon Chukwuma Onyema, the Caucus declared that “Nigeria is country being governed by rule of law that must be obeyed by all and sundry.”
According to the Caucus, “it is no surprise that within a short while, President Muhammadu Buhari’s unprecedented unilateral replacement of Justice Walter Onnoghen with Justice Tanko Mohammed has reverberated so loudly across the world; so has the news of how Onnoghen’s residence was unjustifiably blanketed by forces of coercion during the weekend.
“We commend all Nigerians who have expressed their concern about this slide into dictatorship; our mass media, especially PUNCH must be singled out for the bold and objective perspective of its Saturday, January 26, 2019, titled ‘CJN’s suspension: A dictator bares his fangs.’
“We note too, that the United Kingdom, the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) and the United States have joined their voices with that of credible and progressive Nigerian democrats, legal professionals and civil society in expressing very deep concerns over the constitutionality or lack thereof, of the Presidency’s suspension of the chief officer of the judicial arm.
“With less than 20 days to the Presidential and National Assembly elections and with few hours to the constitution of election tribunal judges done on Saturday, the APC/Buhari administration has unequivocally shown its determination to use sleight of hand methods in forcing an election win by all undemocratic means possible.
“As many have rightly noted, the hurried timing of the action, so close to the next election suggests a hidden and perverse agenda by a government that lives in an echo chamber of self-adulation, promising change and transparency while perilously endangering democracy and short-circuiting due process.
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“Without citing any explicit constitutional authority and hiding behind ‘an order from the Code of Conduct Tribunal,’ President Buhari flagrantly violated the provisions of Section 292 (2) of the 1999 Constitution that clearly lays out how the Chief Justice of Nigeria can be removed from office
“Unequivocally, Sections 153, 158, and Parts 1 and 2 of the 3rd Schedule to the Constitution provide that a Judicial Officer cannot be so arbitrarily removed from Office until he has first been tried by the National Judicial Council (NJC) while Section 292 (2) makes it clear that the President can only remove the CJN from Office while acting on such decision reached by two-thirds majority of the Senate.
“Without a doubt, there has been a government of lies, propaganda and then more lies and every conscious Nigerians know that the entirely contrived and hurried circumstances were orchestrated based on the so-called petition dated January 7 by President Buhari’s erstwhile aide, an APC man while another APC sympathiser is neck deep in the persecution case.
“Everyone in Nigeria knows how Justice Onnoghen’s substantive elevation to the CJN position was unduly delayed by the Buhari government in 2016 until reason prevailed and Osinbajo, as Acting President did the needful in 2017.
“When Buhari’s former aide’s January 7 petition came to light, they initially lied that the Presidency knew nothing about it but the exceedingly lightning speed put behind it all by the Buhari presidency speaks volumes.
“Even a Thursday Court of Appeal ruling, ordering the CCT to stay action, pending the determination of Onnoghen’s application that the CCT had no power to try him, was waved aside for President Buhari’s unprecedented decision of Friday, January 25.”
Go ahead and do your worst. Stop ranting. You will know that the force of the masses that put PMB in office is more than you few who are pocketing the wealth of this nation. We will chase all of you from there. You better wake up from slumber. The masses has taken their country back through Buhari and Osinbajo
They are kicking because their backbone onnoghen has been broken.
another 101pages of letter from OBJ PDP got life injures medical doctor attention please.
NIGERIA CANNOT HAVE 2 CJNs
0. Buhari and his cabal have systematically and strategically destroyed nigeria’s democracy and it’s democratic institutions as recognized by our Constitution. Buhari has destroyed the fabric of our nation.
Nigeria will soon be no more if we allow Buhari to escape with this one too.
1. Suspension of onnoghen is illegal, unconstitutional, unapproved, dictatorial and a desperation to cling to power in 2019.
2. The judiciary is an arm of the governemnt, just like the Senate and the house of reps. If Buhari by prescription cannot remove or suspend the Senate president (though he attempted and failed, thanks to saraki’s ingenuity), cannot remove or suspend the speaker house of reps, why should it then be legal to suspend or remove CJN without obeying the rule of law and following due process?
3. Buhari was elected by the nigerian people. Buhari must be made to respect our democratic institutions. This is not a military regime. Buhari must respect our senate, house of reps and our judiciary. Buhari is killing our democracy and we are now sliding Into dictatorship. This cannot be tolerated anymore.
4. Buhari is NOT the constitution of Nigeria.
5. The constitution of Nigeria Is supreme and buhari Is not above the constitution of nigeria. The people of Nigeria elected Buhari as president and the constitution of Nigeria made him president. Buhari cannot ignore the constitution which made him president today.
6. We cannot have 2 CJNs. It is unconstitutional. There is no provision for 2 CJNs in the nigerian constitution. There is also no constitution crisis here. Onnoghen is still the CJN. His suspension by Buhari is invalid according to the Constitution. The constitution of Nigeria is very clear on this.
7. Appointment of acting CNJ is also illegal, unconstitutional and unapproved. The Nigerian constitution is also clear on the appointment of the CJN. Note that the appointed acting CJN is a former judge of the sharia court (I wonder when sharia became democratic….!)
8. President Buhari is an ELECTED president of the federal republic of Nigeria.
9. ELECTED president Buhari MUST:
i. OBEY THE RULE OF LAW
ii. OBEY AND FOLLOW THE CONSTITUTION
iii. OBEY THE APPEAL COURT which is part of an arm of government.
iv. FOLLOW DUE PROCESS
10. The establishment of these arms of governments and institutions in our democracy were intended to check the elected president and tame the excesses of the elected president, In order to prevent the elected president from becoming a dictator.
11. If these institutions fail to defend and preserve itself and our democracy, especially from the dictatorial tendencies of AN ELECTED president buhari, then Nigeria is already a failed state and the country can as well break up / divide.
Therefore, There is no need for the existence of a country called Nigeria anymore.
Buhari has killed, looted, caused hunger, pain, sufferings, persecuted many already.
WHAT IS CJN’s CRIME?
It is apc’s handwork to use social media to blackmail all political enemies. Buhari’s APC is made up of clueless but professional criminals whose sole responsibility in the past 4years had been to persecute all their political enemies.
0. CJN:
i. is a successful professional
ii. Practiced law for 39years now
iii. Is a constitutional lawyer
iv. Is a justice
v. was not a poor man when made CJN
vi. Has never be caught or tried in any court for criminal offense.
Constitutional lawyers are among the richest.
Are lawyers forbidden to do business? Is it a crime for lawyers to do business?
1. Buhari’s apc presents CJN’s money in his account to the public as if the man stole the money from their treasury or from nigeria’s, because they think that we will fall for large sums of money. Yet, there is still no evidence that he stole the money.
2. they deny the fact that this is a justice who has practiced law for more than half of his life.
3. Where is the evidence that this man stole the money that they froze in his account? They have no moral justification to freeze his account when there are no evidences.
4. What moral authority does Buhari’s apc have to expose CJN’s bank and amount therein, to the public? Was it to buy the sympathy of Nigerian in this election season?
5. Was CJN caught in any corruption scandal like Ganduje, lawal, maina, baru, etc? What is the FG’s basis for publicizing CJN’s bank account and money therein? Buhari had shared from dasuki’s loot. Remember when Buhari said that he got 2 jeeps and not $300,00usd from dasuki. Today dasuki is in prison and Buhari is president.
6. Where is the law that categorically states that undeclared assets are automatically stolen or looted assets? If there is such a law, then buhari with his family members must be held accountable for keystone and 9mobile and Buhari’s wife (Aisha buhari) must be made to explain the where about of N2.5 billion naira in which her ADC stole. Buhari and his son must also be made to account for the power bike his son bought @ $157,000 usd, when we all know that Buhari had only 150 cows.
7. Why is Buhari’s APC publicizing and persecuting the CJN as if he was caught looting? When all we know is an undeclared asset, ……and other looters are running free in the state.
8. Who will want to declare all his assets to such a corrupt government like buhari’s apc? You declare your assets they loot it for you, you don’t declare your assets they still loot it from you, just to force you to decamp to their useless, clueless corrupt apc. Abacha looted Nigeria dry, buhari came back to recover Abacha’s loot. Today, Abacha’s loot has been relooted by buhari and his APC.
9. a. You criticize their bad policies, they call it hate speech
b. You rebuke them for nepotism, tyranny, bigotry, marginalization, etc, they label you as a looter.
c. You refuse to join them, they send EFCC after you.
d. You loot and then join them, they declare you a saint.
e. Meanwhile the real people fighting corruption are constantly being persecuted, such as Former TETFUND executive secretary Abdullahi Baffa, who says that he was sacked due to his refusal to offer part of the money meant for tertiary institutions to education minister Adamu Adamu, meaning that education minister demanded N200million naira bribe from him.
10. They said that they noticed that the CJN did not declare all his assets. This according to them, is his only crime. To be a logical, it means they noticed that he had more than what he declared and that is all. There are no evidences that he looted nigeria’s money like other ‘saints’ have done and his sincerity has tortured them so much that they don’t believe how he could be so sincere.
11. The CJN is a very busy man, The CJN sincerely confessed that he forgot. When did forgetfulness become a crime? When did forgetfulness start making someone a felon. All of us should be in jail right now because we have forgotten things a million times in our lives.
12. Notice that Buhari’s APC did not realize that the CJN did not declare all his assets until one month to election, why? Why didn’t they verify him before confirming him as CJN? Now we see that FG is at fault. FG IS WRONG!
13. while FG is yet to answer these questions, they persecute him. They persecute the CJN because he is a southerner and a sincere man who is unwilling to make a deal with the devil to declare Buhari winner of 2019 election when he Rigs election, bearing in mind also that buhari is not qualified to contest in this election because he is a criminal. Buhari has forged waec certificate on two different ocasaions in plain sight of all Nigerians and nothing has happened.
14. Osibanjo says that the Buhari is not aware of CJN’s blackmail. Of course Buhari is not aware because Buhari is now a weak old senile retired general, who now relies on the cabals to run the government and the country for him and run his life too. He also has hearing problem and comprehension problem. One would need to repeat himself/herself a million to him. His attention span is now a fraction of a second. His speech is not coordinated. Old age and senility has eaten up buhari.. We saw all these in “the candidates” moderated by kadaria Ahmed, at a town hall meeting on 16th jan, 2019. Watch the video on YouTube again……so appalling and woeful!
15. Buhari slips, slumps and faints during campaigns because he has no strength left. He is old and weak. Watch how he calls delta state APC Gov. Candidate, “presidental candidate.” Despite being corrected many times. Buhari cannot be aware of anything anymore. The cabal is now running the country.
SHAME ON BUHARI AND HIS CORRUPT APC. ONE DAY, NIGERIA WILL BE SAVED FROM THEM!
Dubai strategy neutralised, I forget 3 million Dollars and 55 houses, is not acceptable, no excuse.
Agm Greenman but undisclosed properties is legal… Why some of Nigeria are not sincere, is CJN are above the laws, since he,himself admitted his accusations let him go and clear himself.. Why you wailers, you are in this country when past administrative govt sack justice Ayo salami,and many more but just to meason few…
Afodun Ziroj
WHAT IS CJN’s CRIME?
It is apc’s handwork to use social media to blackmail all political enemies. Buhari’s APC is made up of clueless but professional criminals whose sole responsibility in the past 4years had been to persecute all their political enemies.
0. CJN:
i. is a successful professional
ii. Practiced law for 39years now
iii. Is a constitutional lawyer
iv. Is a justice
v. was not a poor man when made CJN
vi. Has never be caught or tried in any court for criminal offense.
Constitutional lawyers are among the richest.
Are lawyers forbidden to do business? Is it a crime for lawyers to do business?
1. Buhari’s apc presents CJN’s money in his account to the public as if the man stole the money from their treasury or from nigeria’s, because they think that we will fall for large sums of money. Yet, there is still no evidence that he stole the money.
2. they deny the fact that this is a justice who has practiced law for more than half of his life.
3. Where is the evidence that this man stole the money that they froze in his account? They have no moral justification to freeze his account when there are no evidences.
4. What moral authority does Buhari’s apc have to expose CJN’s bank and amount therein, to the public? Was it to buy the sympathy of Nigerian in this election season?
5. Was CJN caught in any corruption scandal like Ganduje, lawal, maina, baru, etc? What is the FG’s basis for publicizing CJN’s bank account and money therein? Buhari had shared from dasuki’s loot. Remember when Buhari said that he got 2 jeeps and not $300,00usd from dasuki. Today dasuki is in prison and Buhari is president.
6. Where is the law that categorically states that undeclared assets are automatically stolen or looted assets? If there is such a law, then buhari with his family members must be held accountable for keystone and 9mobile and Buhari’s wife (Aisha buhari) must be made to explain the where about of N2.5 billion naira in which her ADC stole. Buhari and his son must also be made to account for the power bike his son bought @ $157,000 usd, when we all know that Buhari had only 150 cows.
7. Why is Buhari’s APC publicizing and persecuting the CJN as if he was caught looting? When all we know is an undeclared asset, ……and other looters are running free in the state.
8. Who will want to declare all his assets to such a corrupt government like buhari’s apc? You declare your assets they loot it for you, you don’t declare your assets they still loot it from you, just to force you to decamp to their useless, clueless corrupt apc. Abacha looted Nigeria dry, buhari came back to recover Abacha’s loot. Today, Abacha’s loot has been relooted by buhari and his APC.
9. a. You criticize their bad policies, they call it hate speech
b. You rebuke them for nepotism, tyranny, bigotry, marginalization, etc, they label you as a looter.
c. You refuse to join them, they send EFCC after you.
d. You loot and then join them, they declare you a saint.
e. Meanwhile the real people fighting corruption are constantly being persecuted, such as Former TETFUND executive secretary Abdullahi Baffa, who says that he was sacked due to his refusal to offer part of the money meant for tertiary institutions to education minister Adamu Adamu, meaning that education minister demanded N200million naira bribe from him.
10. They said that they noticed that the CJN did not declare all his assets. This according to them, is his only crime. To be a logical, it means they noticed that he had more than what he declared and that is all. There are no evidences that he looted nigeria’s money like other ‘saints’ have done and his sincerity has tortured them so much that they don’t believe how he could be so sincere.
11. The CJN is a very busy man, The CJN sincerely confessed that he forgot. When did forgetfulness become a crime? When did forgetfulness start making someone a felon. All of us should be in jail right now because we have forgotten things a million times in our lives.
12. Notice that Buhari’s APC did not realize that the CJN did not declare all his assets until one month to election, why? Why didn’t they verify him before confirming him as CJN? Now we see that FG is at fault. FG IS WRONG!
13. while FG is yet to answer these questions, they persecute him. They persecute the CJN because he is a southerner and a sincere man who is unwilling to make a deal with the devil to declare Buhari winner of 2019 election when he Rigs election, bearing in mind also that buhari is not qualified to contest in this election because he is a criminal. Buhari has forged waec certificate on two different ocasaions in plain sight of all Nigerians and nothing has happened.
14. Osibanjo says that the Buhari is not aware of CJN’s blackmail. Of course Buhari is not aware because Buhari is now a weak old senile retired general, who now relies on the cabals to run the government and the country for him and run his life too. He also has hearing problem and comprehension problem. One would need to repeat himself/herself a million to him. His attention span is now a fraction of a second. His speech is not coordinated. Old age and senility has eaten up buhari.. We saw all these in “the candidates” moderated by kadaria Ahmed, at a town hall meeting on 16th jan, 2019. Watch the video on YouTube again……so appalling and woeful!
15. Buhari slips, slumps and faints during campaigns because he has no strength left. He is old and weak. Watch how he calls delta state APC Gov. Candidate, “presidental candidate.” Despite being corrected many times. Buhari cannot be aware of anything anymore. The cabal is now running the country.
SHAME ON BUHARI AND HIS CORRUPT APC. ONE DAY, NIGERIA WILL BE SAVED FROM THEM!
If they sack this CJ and not lock him up, he will go into armed robbery:
1. “structured payments of $10,000.00 each in 2012. For example, a total of $630,000.00 was credited to the accounts using this pattern
2. ”Similarly structured payments of $10,000.00 amounting to $297,800.00, $50,000.00 and $36,000.00 were deposited in the account in 2013, 2015 and 2016 respectively.
3. “There was also a credit of $121,116.00 into the account from 2014 to 2016 from Life Friend Plc. The payments were in four instalments, of $30,279.00 each.
4. “ A payment at $482,966.00 from Alicia Redemption Pro and shortly after, $800,000.00 was invested in SCB Investment subscription.
5. credit of $19,764.00 from Pur of Noble and seven (7) payments of $3,250.00, each amounting to $22,750.00 from Lloyds TSB.”
6. “a self- transfer of £40,268.40 into the account on May 31, 2016″.
7. self-deposits by the suspect of £49,760.00 from July 2015 to September 2016 but the balance as at September 30, 2016, was £108,348.00,”
8. Regarding the Naira account, in the account: A transfer of N41,262, 000.00 ($260,000) was made from the dollar account.
The money was used to make payment of N41million to Ad hoc Committee on the Sale of Federal Government Houses, suggesting that he bought a property with proceeds of the transfer;
9. Other significant transactions in the accounts are six (6) structured cash payments of N500,000.00 each and one payment of N700,000.00 amounting to N3.7mlllion from November 2013 to August 2016.”
All these he said he “forgot” to declare. Ok how much does this guy earn legitimately?
Elliot Bankole yes I agreed with you, why making noise on clear offense, if not there is something behind it…he must face the judgement, when ignorance to the laws must be punish,or he is above the laws?
Good if it is still banana which eatable and digestable. No it’s know now a feaces republic, repugnant, irritating, disturbing, messy thing
But #cassava #cultivation… lol