Nigeria: CUPP Alleges Plan to Retire Justice Onnoghen

11 February 2019

Abuja — Ahead of today's meeting of the National Judicial Council (NJC), the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has accused the Acting Chairman of the council, Justice Umaru Abdullahi, of conniving with the presidency to forcefully retire Justice Walter Onnoghen and recommend Justice Tanko Mohammed as the substantive CJN.

The council had earlier fixed today to consider responses from Justices Onnoghen and Tanko over the petitions written against them.

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