Condemnations Trail Suspension Of Nigeria Chief Justice By Buhari

Opposition political parties have described President Muhammadu Buhari’s suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, as a coup against the judiciary that must be resisted by all lovers of democracy.
The first national spokesman of the Coalition of United Political Parties, Imo Ugochinyere, said this in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja.
Ugochinyere said Buhari had, by his action, overthrown the constitutional order.
He, therefore, called on the Senate to begin the process of removing the President from office.
He also called on lawyers and others to begin to boycott courts in protest against Onnoghen’s suspension.
The statement read, “Buhari has finally overthrown constitutional governance. This fictionalisation of the judiciary will not stand.
“As far as the law of the land is concerned, Onnoghen remains the CJN. We will not recognise any other person who may be occupying that office illegally.
“Justice Tanko Muhammed is a usurper. The NJC must sack him. Lawyers must ignore him as long as he remains on that seat.
“Onnoghen’s illegal removal was aimed at stopping the swearing-in of members of the 2019 general election petition tribunal.