Presidency to submit acting CJN’s name for confirmation soon

monjola sotubo

February 3, 2017 10:35 AM

Onnoghen has been serving as the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) since November 12, 2016.

Justice Walter Onnoghen

The Presidency will soon submit the name of Justice

Onnoghen has been serving in an acting capacity since November 12, 2016, and the delay in confirming him has attracted controversy and criticism from across the country.

However, according to a source in the presidency, Onnoghen might soon be confirmed following a meeting between him and the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami.

“They presented to Onnoghen the dossier the security agencies have on him to go through, showing why they delayed to confirm him. He would have to guard against some of these things when he takes full charge of the judiciary,” the source told Leadership.

The source added that Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo would soon forward a letter to the Senate requesting that Onnoghen be confirmed.

Osinbajo is currently the acting president as President Muhammadu Buhari’s is on medical vacation in the United Kingdom.

Meanwhile, Onnoghen has urged Nigerians not to pressure the presidency into confirming his appointment.

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According to him, issuing an ultimatum to Buhari to confirm him “appears to be going too far and smacks of disrespect for the exalted office of the president.”

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