Author of Petition against Onnoghen Accuses CJN, NJC of Shielding Corrupt Judges

The Anti-Corruption and Research Based Data Initiative (ARDI),
the group that was involved in the case against the former Chief
Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, has alleged that
the National Judicial Council (NJC) under the headship of the
Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammadu, is
providing soft landing for judges facing allegations of
corruption.

Speaking to journalists yesterday in Abuja, the Executive
Secretary of ARDI, Dennis Aghanya, said the group had observed a
very worrisome trend in the manner that the NJC usually treats
corruption petition against serving judges in the country.

Acccording to him, it appears that the NJC is only out to sweep
corruption cases against judges under the carpet or in the
alternative use its position to grant soft landing for the affected
Judges.

ARDI said it decided to petition the NJC in its handling of the
Kogi State House of Assembly recommendations, which urged the state
Chief Judge, Justice Nasiru Ajanah to step down for proper
investigation on his indictment for alleged misconduct.

He said the bone of contention in the group’s petition against
the NJC was its dissatisfaction over the manner the NJC is handling
the petition submitted to it by the Kogi State governor on the sack
of the State Chief Judge, Justice Nasiru Ajanah, for alleged gross
misconduct.

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