How Pat Utomi reacted as CCT sacks Onnoghen as CJN, seizes funds

Professor of Political Economics, Pat Utomi, has reacted to conviction of the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, of breach of the code of conduct for public officers.

The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) chaired by Danladi Umar convicted Onnoghen, and ordered his immediate removal as the CJN.

The CCT stripped him of all offices he occupied, such as the Chairman of the National Judicial Council and Chairman of the Federal Judicial Service Commission.

The tribunal also ordered the forfeiture of money in five accounts which Onnoghen failed to declare as part of his assets.

The tribunal equally ordered that he should not hold any public office for 10 years.

Utomi, reacting said: “The times suggest that the point that we have always made about the importance of integrity is critical for nation building and individual sense of unity.”