…Forwards fresh petition written against Muhammad
By Frank Momoh
In continuation of its emergency meeting on Wednesday, the National Judicial Council (NJC) on Wednesday constituted a five-member Investigation Committee headed by Justice S. A. Akintan, a retired Justice of the Supreme Court to investigate the petitions written against the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Walter Onnoghen and the acting CJN Tanko Muhammad.
Mr. Soji Oye, the Director of Information, NJC in a statement made available to SHARPEDGENews Online, said this is pursuant to rule 20 (1) of the judicial discipline regulations.
NJC averred that the petitions were worthy of further investigation and should not be terminated under rule 17 of the Judicial discipline regulations of the council.
In another development, he said a fresh petition written against the acting CJN by the Action People’s Party (APP) was referred to the Chairman of the committee within an abridged 7-day.
The Council, he said had directed the committee to work expeditiously, determine all the petitions and responses and report to Council for a final decision.