Lawyer’s Bid To Compel FG To Pay Onnoghen ₦130m Fails
October 16, 2020
8:32 am
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed a suit seeking payment of ₦130million as compensation by the Federal Government and Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) to ex-Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Walter Onnoghen for alleged violation of his rights.
The presiding Judge Justice Taiwo Taiwo declared among others that the applicant, DR. N.S Nwawka, filed the suit without Justice Onnoghen’s permission, thus he had no locus standi to do so.
In his October 12 ruling, the judge stated that: ‘I have looked at the originating processes filed by the applicant …
