The Federal Government has made a decision to pay the full entitlement of the embattled Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, as it finally accepts his retirement notice, Igbere TV reports.
This, according to what Igbere Tv understands is coming against the recent harbinges being made by the presidency to the retired jurist, urging him to be of assistance to the All Progressives Congress-led government in resolving the election cases the party has in various courts in the land.
Igbere TV recall that, on April 4, 2019,Justice Onnoghen, sent his notice of retirement to President Buhari following his indictment by the National Judicial Council (NJC).
A credible judiciary source who pleaded anonymity disclose that when the presidency sought the presence of the retired jurist in Abuja, especially after APC lost Zamfara wholesale to the PDP, family members told officials that Onnoghen was in the village in Cross River State since he has no house in Abuja.
The source said presidency officials held two meetings with the family members of the retired jurist where they sought his help over these cases and also agreed to accept his notice of retirement and also give him all his entitlements.
It would be recalled that the NJC had recommended Onnoghen’s compulsory retirement based on a petition brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against him “alleging financial impropriety and infidelity to the constitution”.
Igbere TV recall that, on April 4, 2019,Justice Onnoghen, sent his notice of retirement to President Buhari following his indictment by the National Judicial Council (NJC).
A credible judiciary source who pleaded anonymity disclose that when the presidency sought the presence of the retired jurist in Abuja, especially after APC lost Zamfara wholesale to the PDP, family members told officials that Onnoghen was in the village in Cross River State since he has no house in Abuja.
The source said presidency officials held two meetings with the family members of the retired jurist where they sought his help over these cases and also agreed to accept his notice of retirement and also give him all his entitlements.
It would be recalled that the NJC had recommended Onnoghen’s compulsory retirement based on a petition brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against him “alleging financial impropriety and infidelity to the constitution”.
