It is probably no
longer news to Nigerians that in, what can only be seen as an act of tyrannical
desperation, President Muhammadu Buhari has announced an illegal suspension of
the Chief Justice of the Federation – Justice Walter Nkanu Onnoghen. The move which
was announced a few days ago is seen by most Nigerians as what it is, a last
ditch effort to prevent Justice Onnoghen from empanelling the election petition
tribunal judges who are to oversee disputes arising from the conduct of the
2019 general elections.
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| *President Muhammadu Buhari |
The announcement preceded the hurried swearing
of Justice Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed as acting Chief Justice of the Federation. I
will speak about the disappointment of Justice Mohammed offering himself up for
appointment in this manner on another occasion.
