CCT Trial: I deserve an apology from FG, says Onnoghen
…..as tribunal stands-down to rule of motion to stop trialABUJA—-The suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, on Friday, demanded an apology from the Federal Government for dragging him before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, for trial over his alleged failure to properly declare his assets.
He argued that though FG alleged that he did not declare his assets, “there is no report of investigation before the tribunal to show that this is true”.Besides, Onnoghen, challenged the evidential value of some of the exhibits FG tendered before the tribunal, including his bank statements. More so, he noted that some of the exhibits were irrelevant to the case before the CCT since they were procured by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.Relying on earlier decision of the tribunal in a similar charge FG filed against the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, the CJN, argued that neither the EFCC nor the Department of State Service, DSS, have a role to play in relation to proceedings before the CCT.
The witness had informed the tribunal that the Bureau has a Director that is in charge of the Register. Onnoghen’s lawyer further maintained that counts 2,3,4,5 and 6 of the charge were invalid as it failed to disclose essential elements of the offence of making false declarations.“They must show that the forms have been verified by the authority or persons authorized by the CCB
“The authorise person must have investigated the statement in the declaration form and found that the declaration was false. FG maintained that the case against the suspended CJN was properly instituted since it secured leave of the tribunal before the charge was filed, saying there was no legal requirement for approval of the Attorney General of Federation under section 174 of the Constitution, before the case could be instituted.
“The point is that his appointment was made in 2015, but he did not submit his asset declaration forms till 2016 when he was confirmed as the CJN. Meanwhile, the tribunal stood down the proceeding to rule on the CJN’s contention that he has no case to answer. In his Evidence-in-Chief, the PW-1, Mr. Akpala, told the tribunal that the charge against Onnoghen was filed before his team concluded investigation on the allegation that he falsely declared his assets.
On her part, the PW-3, Mrs. Ifeoma Okagbue, a staff of Standard Chartered Bank in Abuja, debunked the allegation that the suspended CJN operated foreign bank accounts.
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