The suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, on Friday accused the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) of not following its set Standard Operation Procedures in instituting the case …
The suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, on Friday accused the Code of Conduct Tribunal of not following its set Standard Operation Procedures in instituting the case against him.NAN reports that Onnoghen is being arraigned at the CCT following a charge against him brought by the Code of Conduct Bureau in January.
According to the six-count charge brought against him, Mr Onnoghen is also accused of false declaration of his assets, following his alleged failure to include some domiciliary accounts managed by the Standard Chartered Bank. According to section 3 of the CCB act, the Bureau is empowered to receive complaints about cases of non-compliance with or breach of the act.
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