The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has okayed a fresh suit seeking to bar President Muhammadu Buhari from appointing the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Tanko Muhammad, to take over the leadership of the judiciary in a substantive capacity.The suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/420/2019, is praying the court to declare that Justice Muhammad who is currently the most senior jurist at the Supreme Court, is unfit to replace the sacked CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen.
Cited as 1st to 7th Defendants in the suit were the National Judicial Council, NJC, the Federal Judicial Service Commission, FJSC, the Acting CJN, the Federal Government of Nigeria, President Buhari, the Attorney General of the Federation, and the National Assembly. He, therefore, applied for a court order to restrain the National Assembly from confirming any appointment of Justice Muhammad as the substantive CJN.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
vanguardngr Definitely PMB 'll not obey since he chooses the one that pleases him among several court orders Yet they claim they're practising democracy
vanguardngr How can he be unfit when he was barely appointed 3 months ago and in probationary status still. What a crazy country. Use your energy to free the wrongly accused in detention under your nose.
vanguardngr When you agree betraying your colleague in a coup, you won't have rest until disgrace out!
vanguardngr Exercise in futility.
vanguardngr Rotten Government....working with the corrupt against the good.... Bokites!
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