The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has kicked against the planned trial of Mr. Justice Walter S N Onnoghen, the Chief Justice of the Federation by the Code of Conduct Tribunal.
The tribunal had billed to commence the trial of Justice Onnoghen on Monday, January 14, on six charges.
According to the CCT, the charges were filed before it by the Code of Conduct Bureau, based on a petition signed by the Executive Secretary of the anti-corruption research data-based initiative, Mr. Dennis Aghanya.
The six charges, border on the alleged failure of the CJN to declare his assets and operating a domiciliary account, can be found below
According to the NBA, the media trial of the embattled chief justice does not follow the rule of law, hence should be stopped.
The NBA amongst other things decried the speed at which the case is being handled, claiming that all due protocols have been intentionally left unobserved.
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Source: News Agency of Nigeria
