As the trial of Nigeria’s suspended Chief Justice, Walter Onnoghen, continues on Friday, his lawyers are expected to discuss their application for a no-case submission before the Code of Conduct Tribunal.
The accounts, created in 2011 and used for the transfer of foreign currencies, were omitted in one of two forms filled on December 14, 2016, by Mr Onnoghen. The implication of the intended submission according to them, was that the prosecution has failed to prove an allegation of false asset declaration against their client.
The section states thus: “Any statement in any declaration that is found to be false by any authority or person authorised in that behalf to verify it, shall be deemed to be a breach of this Act.”Lawyers, speaking on the implication of the failure of the Bureau to verify the declaration form, gave divergent opinions about the non-verification of the form by the CCB.
“I don’t want to pre-empt the tribunal, but I believe the tribunal in determining the charge should be extremely careful. I hope the CCT is mindful because the integrity of the tribunal itself is also on trial,” Mr Effiong said. The council was created, in accordance with section 153 of the constitution, to discipline officers found culpable of acts regarded as professional misconduct.
The petition which birthed the charge against Mr Onnoghen had been written by Denis Aghanya, a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress in Enugu State. While responding to questions from Mr Awomolo, Mr Akpala admitted that they completed their investigation and submitted their report to the CCT.Mr Awomolo then noted that the charge against his client had been filed that same January 11, nearly three hours before the report was submitted to the tribunal.
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