By Chimaobi Nwaiwu
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has
accused the National Judicial Council, NJC, of bias in handling the case
against the former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen.
IPOB in a statement by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful,
alleged that the NJC goofed by finding the former Chief Justice of
Nigeria guilty in the offences allegedly committed by the CJN when no
competent court of law has found him guilty.
IPOB also alleged
that NJC’s recommendation for the retirement of the former CJN was done
out of fear and lack of courage to tell President Muhammadu Buhari what
is the true position of the constitution and the law. “It is most
unfortunate that the so-called NJC is a confused bunch which does not
know its constitution or out of fear, has refused to insist that the
government be held accountable to its dictates. “Which section in the
constitution empowers the cabal led by the President to suspend the
former CJN without any court conviction or recommendation of the NJC?
“Again where in the constitution did Aso Rock derive the power to
dismiss or suspend the Chief Justice of Nigeria?
NJC should bury
its head in shame, especially when it is the body looked upon to
organise the judiciary and discipline the legal practitioners. Shame on
NJC for this unpardonable and avoidable blunder it committed. “According
to the NJC, Justice Walter Onnoghen had lost the morality of authority
to continue as Chief Justice of Nigeria over the litany of allegations
bordering on misconduct. “The question is, when did mere allegation or
accusation become a confirmation of guilt or misconduct? Who determined
that he has lost the moral authority? Is it a properly constituted court
of law or the cabal in Aso Rock running Nigeria that wants their own to
take over the reins of the judiciary the same way they succeeded in
taking over every other sphere of authority and governance in Nigeria?
“Why
did NJC not wait in passing their guilty verdict to allow the CJN to be
convicted of any of the alleged crimes? “The world can see and prove us
right that Nigerian judges are bias and lack of understanding of the
constitution and simple elementary law that one is not guilty until
proven otherwise.” It is a shame on NJC members that with mere
allegation they have padded the judgement of guilt on their fellow Judge
and a respectable one for that matter, we will not be surprised to find
out that the members of the NJC that passed that verdict may have been
compromised by the people they are working for, the judiciary has ceased
to be the last hope of the common man, and it is unfortunate.” Who did
this to black people, why is it difficult for us to reason like human
beings. Where is that cornerstone of justice that says presumption of
innocence before proven guilty? “Have we all not seen how Fulani cabal
in government are debasing not just, but our reasoning ability and our
morality. “To understand why Onnoghen was removed, you have to, first of
all, appreciate who the chairman of the same NJC that made the
recommendation is. Let us look at the composition of the National
Judicial Council as prescribed in the Nigerian Constitution.
NJC is chaired by the Chief Justice of Nigeria who shall be the Chairman; (the Fulani Tanko Muhammad.) “The same Chief Justice Tanko who now recommended that Onnoghen should leave the service while he himself is squeaky clean. “No wonder injustice pervades every layer of legal practice in Nigeria. If the parent body can be so parochial, deviant and evil, how much less those they are meant to hold in checks like Binta Nyako and other judges in Nigeria.”
Source:- Vanguardngr
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