Buhari Accepts Onnoghen's Voluntary Retirement - THISDAYLIVE

President Muhammadu Buhari has accepted the voluntary retirement from service of Justice Walter Onnoghen as Chief Justice of Nigeria, effective from May 28, 2019.he President thanked Justice Onnoghen for his service to the Federal Republic of Nigeria and wished him the best of retirement life.

Justice Onnoghen was suspended by President Buhari in January following an order of the Code of Conduct Tribunal over his failure to declare his assets.President has written the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Tanko Muhammad, on the appointment of additional five Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.

The President wrote: ‘‘Pursuant to the provisions of Section 230 A&B of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 , I am pleased to request that you initiate in earnest the process of appointing additional five Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria to make the full complement of 21 Justices as provided by the aforementioned provisions of the Constitution.

‘‘This is in line with the Government’s Agenda of repositioning the Judiciary in general and Supreme Court in particular for greater efficiency, with a view to reducing the backlogs of appeals pending at the Supreme Court.

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