Lawyer and Humanrights activist, Femi Falana, has asked
suspended Chief Justice of Niferia CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, to resign
honorably after his suspension must have been lifted by President Buhari.
Onnoghen who admitted in his letter to the Code of Conduct
Tribunal that he forgot to declare some of his assets after he assumed office
in March 2017, was suspended by President Buhari on Friday January 25th.
“The government
should as a matter of urgency, lift the suspension on the Chief Justice since
the Chief Justice as so much to on his own admitted that he did not declare his
assets, he should do the needful by calling it quits”.
He added that after the suspension has been lifted, Justice
Onnoghen should quit the bench because he has already admitted that he failed
in his duty to declare his asset as required by the constitution.
The Senior Advocate further argued it was wrong for President
Buhari to have sspended Justice Onnoghen based on an ex parte order of the code
of conduct tribunal. He said by so doing the President did not follow due
process, stressing that the government must learn to obey the rule of law.
“You can’t fight corruption without following due process,”
Falana said.
