Deputy Senate President, DSP, Ike
Ekweremadu
As the nation focuses on possible developments at the Code of
Conduct Tribunal, CCT, this Monday morning, the Deputy President of
the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has urged the Federal Government to
withdraw the charges against the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice
Walter Onnoghen.
He also asked the Attorney General and Minister of Justice,
Abubakar Malami, to apologise to the nation’s judiciary.
Ekweremadu stated this in the series of posts on his Twitter
handle, @iamekweremadu, in the early hours of Monday.
He described the charges as extremely dangerous for the nation’s
democracy.
He also emphasised the need to eschew every form of intimidation
against other arms of government, especially their leadership.
He said this would enable them to play their constitutional
roles in the overall interest of the nation.
The Senator noted that the integrity of the Nigerian judiciary
remained intact despite obvious constraints.
He said, “I consider the charges against the Chief Justice of
Nigeria, His Lordship, Justice Walter Onnoghen as ill advised and
dangerous, especially after similar attempts at the leadership of
the National Assembly failed.
“This is extremely dangerous for democracy and can only divide
the country further as well as alienate us as a country very low in
upholding the rule of law and independence of the judiciary.
“I advise the Attorney General of the Federation to immediately
withdraw the charges and apologise to the judiciary. We certainly
can’t travel this road”.