Politics
Buhari finally accepts Onnoghen’s ‘voluntary retirement’
Over two months after, President Muhammadu Buhari has accepted the voluntary retirement of Justice Walter Onnoghen as the Chief Justice of Nigeria.
This was disclosed in a statement by the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu.
The statement read, “President Buhari has accepted the voluntary retirement from service of Hon. Justice Walter Onnoghen as Chief Justice of Nigeria,effective from May 28, 2019.”
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“The President thanked Justice Onnoghen for his service to the Federal Republic of Nigeria and wished him the best of retirement life.
Onnoghen, who had been facing fraud charges, resigned hours after the recommendation of the National Judicial Council for his early retirement.
The embattled CJN faced trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal on a six-count charge of alleged failure to declare his assets to the Code of Conduct Bureau.
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