Ag. President Yemi Osinbajo has finally sent the name of Walter Onnoghen for confirmation as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN to the Senate.
This was made known on the twitter handle of the Presidency @NGRPresident on Wednesday.
According to the tweet, “Hon. Justice W.S. Onnoghen’s name has been sent to the Senate for confirmation as the next CJN.”
Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari had on November 10, following the retirement of Justice Mahmud Mohammed at the statutory age of 70, named Onnoghen, the most senior justice of the Supreme Court, as acting CJN, in line with recommendation by the NJC.
But notwithstanding that Onnoghen’s tenure expires on February 10, the President had been reluctant on his confirmation. This has drawn condemnation from a cross section of Nigerians.
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