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February 28, 2019
TheSupreme Court, on Thursday, fixed May 17 to deliver judgment in a suit theCross River State Government filed to challenge the suspension of the ChiefJustice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, by President MuhammaduBuhari.
Aseven-man panel of Justices of the apex court led by Justice OlabodeRhodes-Vivour, adjourned to determine the legal propriety of the actionPresident Buhari took against Onnoghen on January 25.
ThePresident had on the basis of an ex-parte order that was issued by the Code ofConduct Tribunal, CCT, in Abuja, ordered Onnoghen who is facing corruptioncharge, to step aside, even as he swore in the next most senior jurist on theSupreme Court bench, Justice Tanko Muhammad, to take over as the Acting CJN.
However,dissatisfied with the action, Cross River State, invoked section 22 of theSupreme Court Act, which conferred the apex court with original jurisdiction tosit as a court of first instance, on disputes between any State of the Federationand the Federal Government.
Onnoghenhad since pleaded not guilty to the allegations, even as he was released onbail on self recognizance. His trial is expected to resume before the CCT onMarch 11,”*:? [J�