* NJC ends Emergency Meeting
* Gives Hon. Mr. Justice W.S.N. Onnoghen, GCON and Hon. Mr. Justice
I.T. Muhammad, CFR seven (7) working days to respond to
petitions.
* Refers petition against CCT Chairman, Danladi Yakubu Umar to the
Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC).
* To reconvene on 11th February, 2019.
The National Judicial Council has given CJN, Justice Walter
Onnoghen, GCON and Justice Tanko Muhammad, CRF seven (7) working
days to reply to petitions brought against them.
NJC made this decision at its just concluded Emergency Meeting
held on Tuesday in Abuja.
The council also made reference to the Petition written against
CCT Chairman, Danladi Yakubu Umar to Federal Judicial Service
Commission (FJSC)
NJC will reconvene on 11th February,2019.
According to the information made available to TheNigerialawyer
(TNL) by the Director of Information, NJC, Mr Soji Oye, the Council
considered the following agenda
The National Judicial Council held an Emergency Meeting today
and considered four (4) petitions filed at its Secretariat. The
petitions are:
• Petition against Hon. Mr. Justice W.S.N. Onnoghen, GCON by
Zikhrillahi Ibrahim of Resource Centre for Human Rights & Civil
Education;
• Petition against Hon. Mr. Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, CFR by
Centre for Justice and Peace Initiative;
• Petition against Hon. Mr. Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, CFR by
Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, OON; and
• Petition against Hon. Danladi Yakubu Umar, Chairman, Code of
Conduct Tribunal by Centre for Justice and Peace Initiative.
Council referred the petition against Hon. Danladi Yakubu Umar to
the Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC) which is the
appropriate constitutional body empowered to deal with it.
In line with its procedure, Council also forwarded the petitions
against Hon. Justices W.S.N. Onnoghen, GCON and I. T. Muhammad, CFR
to them for their responses.
In view of the gravity of the matters involved, Council abridged
the usual response period from fourteen (14) to seven (7) working
days for the Hon. Justices to respond.
Hon. Mr. Justice W. S. N. Onnoghen, GCON and Hon. Mr. Justice
I.T. Muhammad, CFR recused themselves from the meeting.
Consequently, Council elected Hon. Mr. Justice Umaru Abdullahi,
CON, former President of the Court of Appeal as Interim Chairman to
preside over the meeting.