Onnoghen: Senate Approaches Supreme Court, Suspends Plan To Reconvene

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The Chamber of the Nigerian Senate
The Nigerian Senate has filed a case at the Supreme Court to seek clarification on the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen.

Relying on an order
from the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), President Muhammadu Buhari last
Friday suspended the chief justice replacing him with another Supreme
Court justice, Tanko Mohammed.

On Monday, the Senate approached
the apex court seeking its interpretation on whether President Buhari
acted within the provision of the constitution in his suspension of Mr
Onnoghen.

The Senate also wants the court to determine whether
the action of the president does amount to usurpation of the powers of
the Senate as provided for in Section 292 of the constitution.

The
section states conditions for removal of a chief justice but fails to
clarify the difference between temporary removal and permanent removal.

“Following
the filing of the case, the matter of the suspension of the CJN which
is the main issue for which the Senate had planned to reconvene
tomorrow, has become subjudiced,” a statement signed by Yusuph
Olaniyonu, media aide to Senate President Bukola Saraki says.

“Therefore,
in line with the standing rules of the Senate not to debate issues that
are already pending before the court, the reconvening of the Senate
tomorrow has been put off. The previous adjournment of the Senate till
February 19, 2019, stays

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