Onnoghen: Supreme Court Justices Shun Inauguration Of Elections Tribunal

Justices of the Supreme Court on Saturday avoided the inauguration of individuals of the election petitions tribunal by the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Tanko Mohammed.

The event was held at the Supreme Court Complex, Abuja on Saturday.It turned into determined that unlike the custom in which justices of the Supreme Court attend such functions with the CJN, simplest one of the Supreme Court justices, Justice Sidi Dauda Bage, joined the Acting CJN, Justice Mohammed on the court docket podium.

The absence of the justices won’t be unconnected with the disaster at the very best echelon of the nation’s judiciary following the corruption fees towards the embattled CJN Walter Onnoghen over his alleged non-statement of assets and his next suspension by way of President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday.

The Acting CJN Mohammed swore-in 250 members of the election petitions tribunal panels for the 2019 preferred elections inside the united states of america.

Speaking in the course of the inauguration, Justice Mohammed charged the tribunal participants to recognize that they are responsible to God below the oath they have got just sworn.

“This is an ethical venture to justice as well as uphold the Rule of Law in our courts. As such, I implore you to discharge your laborious responsibility diligently and with the worry of God Almighty. The judiciary is in trying times, and also you must stand to defend and uphold the integrity of this arm of government,” he stated.

“I consequently congratulate you on this appointment and I urge you to peer this assignment as a name to extra service on your nation. I inspire you to uphold and decorate the respect and status of the judiciary and I pray that the Almighty Allah will bestow upon you energy, true fitness and know-how inside the performance of your obligations.”

The Acting CJN additionally apologised to the newly inaugurated election tribunal participants for his incapability to in my opinion shake hands with every of them due to lack of time.