CCT Charge: I’ve no case to answer, Onnoghen insists vanguardngr.com vanguardnews
The Suspended Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice Walter Onnoghen consulting with his Lead Counsel during the continuation of the hearing of his case by the Code of Conduct Tribunal at Jabi, Abuja. Photo by Abayomi Adeshida 11/03/2019
Justice Onnoghen, who was suspended from office by President Muhammadu Buhari on January 25, indicated his intention to apply to be discharged and acquitted of the charge, after FG closed its case on Thursday. FG’s lawyer was immediately overruled by the CCT Chairman, Mr. Umar, even as Onnoghen’s lawyer, Chief Adegboyega Awomolo, SAN, rejected the offer.
The PW-3, who identified herself as Onnoghen’s Relationship Manager, told the tribunal that contrary to what was contained in the charge, the five bank accounts that were linked to the defendant were domiciliary accounts that were opened at a branch of the bank at Wuse 2 in Abuja. Besides, the PW-3, said it was untrue that the defendant had either $1million or £1million in any of the five bank accounts she said were still active.
“The statement of account was in respect of five accounts. The first account number is 5001062686. It was opened in April 2010. “The statement of four of the accounts covered from January to December 2018, except the third account which covered from January 2018 to January 9, 2019. “With regard to Account Number 0001062667, the opening balance as at January 2018 was N24, 280, 904.61, as at December, the balance was N2, 656, 19. 21
“I think the Euro is saving accounts. There are two Naira accounts, one is savings while the other is a current account. The Pound account is a savings account, while the US Dollar is a current account. “As at January 2019, the defendant did not have $1million in any account he opened with our bank. He has a total of about 56,873,00”.CCT Charges: Onnoghen fail to appear for trial over toothache, others
Earlier, the PW-2, who is a retired Director at the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, Mr. Awal Yakassai, told the Mr. Umar led three-man panel that contrary to what was alleged in the media, he said the suspended CJN owned only five houses.The witness made the disclosure after he was shown copies of Justice Onnoghen’s asset declaration forms, which the Federal Government tendered in evidence before the CCT.
Holding the two documents in his hand while responding to a question from Onnoghen’s lawyer, the witness said: “My lord, according to exhibit 2 and 3, the defendant has only five buildings and not 55”. “My lord we have three stages of verification, the first is at the time of submission of forms, the second is what we called conference verification whereby we invite the person. And the third is physical verification of the assets.Yakassai who told the tribunal that he hitherto severed in a department of the CCB that receive asset declaration forms of public officers, said the suspended CJN submitted two assets declaration forms on December 14, 2016.
The witness said he was not aware it the CCB Chairman authorised the group that wrote the petition that led to Onnoghen’s trial, to have access, make photocopy or take away the Certified True Copy of returned asset declaration forms in custody of the Bureau. Asked if he would agree that it is a criminal offence for anyone to hack into the archives of the CCB, the witness said he does not know.
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