Supreme Court on Monday stated that the exit of the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, has not caused any division among its judges and management of the court.
This was stated in a statement issued by Dr. Festus Akande following a media report that there was division among Supreme Court Justices over Onnoghen exit.
Onnoghen reportedly resigned last Thursday barely 24 hours after the National Judicial Council submitted its recommendations to President Muhammadu Buhari at the end of its investigation into allegations of misconduct levelled against him.
However, Supreme Court said the exit of the top judicial officer had not caused any division within its judges and management ranks.
The statement was issued to debunk a report titled, ‘Onnoghen’s Exit Splits Supreme Court,’ reported by a newspaper on Sunday.
The Supreme Court of Nigeria is one big, indivisible judicial family that is not in any way governed by religious, tribal or parochial influence or sentiments.”
The statement reads in part, “It is necessary to state categorically clear that the publication is false and misleading in its entirety.
“There is no iota of truth in the story, as every word in it only exists in the realm of rumour and mischief.
“The Supreme Court of Nigeria is one big, indivisible judicial family that is not in any way governed by religious, tribal or parochial influence or sentiments.”
