Former CJN Onnoghen’s appeal against his conviction by the CCT came up for a hearing on Tuesday for the first time.
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The tribunal ordered his removal from office, barred him from holding public office for 10 years, and ordered the forfeiture of funds in his undeclared bank accounts. The appellant argued that the CCT should not have tried him as a judicial officer, citing precedents restricting the tribunal’s authority over such cases.
Mr Onnoghen sought to have the Court of Appeal declare that the CCT lacked jurisdiction to hear his case and that the charges against him were academic.
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