The drastic trial of the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, will hit the climax today as the Code of Conduct Tribunal trying him will deliver its judgement today – Thursday.
The trial assumed a more unusual dimension when Onnoghen tendered his resignation which has, however, not been accepted by President Muhammad Buhari.
The CCT will also rule on two applications filed by the CJN who tendered his resignation two weeks ago.
As ‘The Punch’ reports, one of the applications is challenging the jurisdiction of the tribunal to hear the case.
The other application is asking the CCT chairman to disqualify himself from further presiding over the case for his alleged bias.
On Monday, the three-member panel, led by Danladi Umar, fixed the date for judgment after the prosecution led by Aliyu Umar (SAN), and the defence, led by Okon Efut, adopted their final addresses.
The Federal Government had preferred six charges against Onnoghen in June for failing to declare some of his assets.
