The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has fixed a date for the final judgment in the charges instituted against former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen.
The Danladi Umar-led three-man bench fixed the date for judgment on Monday after the prosecution led by Aliyu Umar (SAN), and the
During the proceedings, the defence, in their final arguments, maintained that the prosecution failed to prove the six counts beyond reasonable doubt as required by law and urged the tribunal to dismiss the case.
But the prosecution said the defence team was only attempting to redefine what constituted “proof beyond a reasonable doubt”.
Adjourning till Thursday for judgment, the tribunal chairman, said the verdict would be delivered along with two pending rulings on Onnoghen’s applications, one challenging the jurisdiction of the tribunal to hear the case and another one asking the CCT chairman to disqualify himself from further presiding over the case for being allegedly bias.