A 20-man group of Senior Advocates of Nigeria under the aegis of the Justice Reform Project on Tuesday said Chief Justice Walter Onnoghen’s resignation was not enough in view of “the grave nature of the allegations” against him.
The group, set up to push for reforms in the judiciary/legal profession, is led by one of the oldest SANs, Mr Ebun Sofunde. Jibrin Okutepa, Dr Babatunde Ajibade, Prof Ernest Ojukwu, Osaro Eghobamien, Mrs Funke Adekoya, Kayode Sofola, among others, are members. “These steps are necessary for a variety of reasons. First, to restore public confidence in the judiciary and disabuse the notion that all judicial officers in Nigeria are corrupt and that justice is for sale.
Besides, the group said Onnoghen’s response to allegations by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission before the National Judicial Council raised significant questions about how heads of courts manage the judiciary’s funds.
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