Onnoghen: Sack of CJN timely act to rescue judiciary, Nigeria from shame – Tsav

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Onnoghen: Sack of CJN timely act to rescue judiciary, Nigeria from shame – Tsav

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has described the suspension of Justice Walter Samuel Onnoghen as an “attempted coup against the judiciary” and has demanded its reversal.

In a statement issued its place, Paul Usoro (SAN) yesterday, the association said the action of the executive arm of government “portends a slide into anarchy and complete deconstruction of the Rule of Law and due process.”

Aside calling on the president to reverse the decision, the NBA also called on the National Assembly to “assert its constitutional authority and powers and prevent this slide into chaos and erosion of the Rule of Law.”

The statement said: “The action of the executive portends a slide into anarchy and complete deconstruction of the Rule of Law and due process.

It amounts to an absolute breach of the Constitution and the usurpation of the powers of the Senate and the Nigerian Judicial Council.”

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