"Presidency's suspension of Chief Justice of Nigeria is the most brazen assault on Nigeria's constitutional history," says Olisa Agbakoba SAN

Dr. Olisa Agbakoba SAN has stated that the Presidency's suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen is the most brazen assault on Nigeria`s constitutional history.

Olisa said "The President has obviously not listened to the advice of the Hon. Attorney General of the Federation or the Attorney General of the Federation has misadvised him or both.

"President Buhari claims that the suspension of the Chief Justice Onnoghen is pending the determination of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT. This is simply not true. The CCT itself adjourned proceedings in respect of Justice #Onnoghen `s matter.

"This it did in order to determine if it had jurisdiction to try Justice Onnoghen. The President`s decision contravenes the Ruling of the CCT.

"There are atleast six (6) pending cases in superior courts of Nigeria and one in the Court of Appeal. All these cases ruled that Justice #Onnoghen should remain in office pending when all cases against him are resolved.

"These Rulings bind the President of Nigeria. In any case, Section 292 of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria sets out the procedure for removing or suspending the Chief Justice of Nigeria.

"The power to suspend or remove the Chief Justice of Nigeria vests in the Senate side of the National Assembly.

"For all these reasons the purported suspension of Justice Onnoghen is the gravest insult to the Nigerian constitution in history.

"It is difficult to understand how President Buhari will expect my vote of confidence in the February polls if he wantonly desecrates our Constitution.

"I call on all Nigerians to take the strongest possible view of the President's conduct. I am also shocked that Mr Justice Mohammed Tanko would have offered himself to be sworn in as the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria.

"I call on the Chief Justice of Nigeria to refuse to be pushed out of office. The NBA must rise to resist this assault to our constitution. Our judges must rise; Civil Society Organizations must rise. This is potentially the beginning of our descent into constitutional anarchy.

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Yakubu Dogara congratulates wife, Gimbiya, as she is a year older

Speaker of the house, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has congratulated his wife, Gimbiya, as she is a year older and the speaker has taken his time to shower some accolades on her. Dogara said"Happy birthday to Virtuous woman, the rock of my family and the love of my life. Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself as you continue to flourish like a palm tree bearing fruits in season and out of season." The wife of Bukola Saraki, Toyin Saraki, also congratulated Dogara's wife on her twitter account. She (Toyin) said"Happy Birthday to my dear sister, Mrs. Gimbiya- blessed to know you, even more blessed by your friendship. May all your years be blessed. Happy Eld too! Amen!

Job alert: Vacancy For A Senior Registrar At Careclick Technologies.

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Governor tours several Local Government Areas to ensure peace and stability amid ongoing crisis

Kaduna Governor, Nasir Ahmad El-rufai has visited His Royal Highness, Dr. Danjuma Barde, the Sa-gbagyi, to thank and commended him for leading without discrimination, and for being a true leader in the time of crisis. El-rufai also visited Kasuwan Magani, Kajuru Local Government. He reassured residents of the state Government's commitment to ensuring peace and stability. The Governor also urged the people to abide by the law and embrace peaceful coexistence. In the same manner, he visited Kachia Local Government interacting with the people and encouraging them to embrace peace and harmony, and to trust the Government and security agencies to ensure safety.

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