Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark has hailed the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun for the handling of the case of former CJN, Walter Onnoghen.
Onnoghen was suspended by the former President Muhammadu Buhari over some spurious allegations on 25th January, 2019.
He was also banned from holding any public office for a period of 10 years by the Code of Conduct Tribunal.
Clark in an open letter to the CJN expressed his heart joy, saying that she fully deserves the appointment.
The former national commissioner also commended Kekere-Ekun for the move to clean the judiciary
He said: “It is a heart-filled with joy I write to congratulate you again on your well-deserved appointment as the Chief Justice of Nigeria. This no doubt, is as a result of your total commitment, dedication and loyalty to your country. I pray the Almighty God to continue to guide, protect, and give you the courage, wisdom and determination to carry out your new assignment in order to justify the confidence reposed in you by Mr. President and the people of Nigeria. However, I hope my letter will not come to the Hon. Chief Justice as a surprise but if it does, I respectfully apologize for any embarrassment or inconveniences it may cause you.
“I have today decided to extol the Chief Justice of Nigeria for resolving into finality the humiliation meted to the brilliant former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen. The almighty God will definitely reward you when the day come at any time.
The next time I heard of you was when you were unanimously nominated by the National Judicial Commission (NJC) without any hesitation as the new CJN. Nigeria hailed the sigh of relief. Many Nigerians since then have congratulated you for starting the serious and genuine clean-up of the Nigerian Judiciary including all its associates because you believe it has been your home for years. You must clean it up and Nigerians are behind you and they are praying for you everyday because without an efficient and incorruptible judiciary, Nigeria will end up as a failed country.”
He also called for the trial.of the former President for bringing the office of the CJN to disrepute.
“To humiliate a whole Chief Justice of Nigeria, another tier of the government, must be condemned and infact brought to trial in the law court for this unpatriotic act.
“I am therefore very happy to have read that both the judiciary, particularly the Court of Appeal and the former CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen have come to an amicable settlement and I wholeheartedly congratulate him for passing out the ordeal he was subjected to by the former President and I pray God will protect him and for him to always have the courage to fight for his right because Nigeria belongs to all of us and we are all equal citizens.”
