The President, Muhammadu Buhari has suspended the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen with immediate effect and appoints Ibrahim Tanko Muhammed as acting CJN.
The Special Adviser to the President on New Media on Friday stated this on his verified twitter account, @BashirAhmaad.
JUST IN: President @MBuhari suspends the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen and appoints Mr. Ibrahim Tanko Muhammed as acting CJN.
— Bashir Ahmad (@BashirAhmaad) January 25, 2019
The suspension was based on the order of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). https://t.co/xdN0fe4GlV
— Bashir Ahmad (@BashirAhmaad) January 25, 2019
The Presidential aide stated that the suspension was based on the order of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). The CCT has slammed the embattled CJN with the charge of false declaration of assets.
It was learnt that the President has sworn-in the new acting CJN in the presidential villa soon after the signing of the new Executive Order 007.
He was conveyed to the Presidential Villa at about 4:30pm in a black Mercedes Benz C240 with number plate GWA: 900FA.