CCT orders daily proceedings in Onnoghen’s trial
March 11, 2019
10:09 pm
•Suspended CJN rejects tribunal’s chair
The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has ordered that further proceedings in the trial of the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen be conducted on a day-to-day basis.
Tribunal Chairman Danladi Umar, in a bench ruling yesterday also elected to reserve, till the conclusion of the trial, decisions on applications by Justice Onnoghen, which challenged the tribunal’s jurisdiction and another asking Umar to recuse himself from the case.
Umar cited Section 296(2)&(3) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) his support to position he took.
The CCT Chairman’s decision was unexpected …
