President Muhammadu Buhari has accepted the voluntary retirement from service of Justice Walter Onnoghen as Chief Justice of Nigeria, effective from May 28th, 2019.
A statement by the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu who confirmed this said Buhari thanked Onnoghen for his service to the country and wished him the best of retirement life.
Onneghen was born on the December 22nd, 1950 at Okurike Town, Biase Local Government Area of Cross Rivers.
Before his appointment as the Chief Justice of the Federation, he worked with the Ministry of Justice, Ikeja, Lagos; Ogun, between 1978 and 1979 as the Pupil State Counsel.
After being nominated as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, he was confirmed by the Senate on March 1, 2017, and sworn in on March 7th
Onnoghen’s trials for false assets declaration started when a petition was filed by the civil rights group at the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB alleging that he owned sundry accounts.
