The Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT has dismissed the no case submission filed by the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, in the ongoing trial over alleged false assets declaration.
Chairman of the CCT, Danladi Umar, held that Justice Onnoghen must enter his defence on Monday, April 1.
Earlier, Onnoghen accused the Code of Conduct Bureau of not following set Standard Operation Procedures in instituting the case against him.
Onnoghen, through his Counsel, Adegboyega Awomolo, SAN, also said that it was illegal and unconstitutional for the prosecution not to comply with rules by investigating the allegation before filling the case.
The suspended CJN added that what the prosecution filed, were mainly hearsay devoid of the true position of the issue in the assets declaration
He said the allegation on him was documentary hearsay which is not admissible and should be expunged.
Onnoghen is arraigned at the CCT following a charge against him brought by the Code of Conduct Bureau in January.
