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Onnoghen: Two Separate Courts Restrain Code Of Conduct Tribunal, Orders Parties To Maintain Status Quo

Unic Press UK: Two courts – the Federal High Court and the National Industrial Court –  sitting in Abuja have issued restraining orders, which stops the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) from further action on the trial of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen.

In two separate suits, FHC/ABJ/CS/27/2019 & FHC/ABJ/CS/28/2019, filed by incorporated ‎trustees of the Centre for Justice and Peace Initiative and the incorporated ‎trustees of the Centre for Justice and Peace Initiative, respectively, Judge N E Maha ruled Monday, January 14, 2019 that all the parties must maintain the status quo until the case before him is heard.

Judge Maha adjourned to January 17, 2019.

In the context of suit No. NICN/ABJ/07/2019 before His Lordship, Hon. Justice Sanusi Kado of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Abuja Judicial Division, Judge Kado, on Monday, the January 14, 2019 restrained the Attorney General of the Federation And Minister of Justice (1st defendant), Code of Conduct Tribunal chairman (2nd defendant), Code of Conduct Bureau (3rd   defendant) and Inspector General of Police (6th defendant) from further proceeding with hearing of charge No. CCT/ABJ/01/19 at the CCT. He said:

“In view of the imminent danger of having the res in this suit being destroyed before the hearing of the motion on notice for interlocutory injunction and the affidavit evidence before the court, I am satisfied that the applicant in this case has made out a case for the court’s intervention to prevent and preserve the res from dissipation. An order of interim injunction is hereby granted restraining the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 6th defendants from further proceeding with hearing of charge No. CCT/ABJ/01/19, between The Federal Republic of Nigeria v. Justice OnnoghenNkanu Walter Samuel pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice for Interlocutory injunction. An order of interim injunction is hereby granted restraining the defendants in this suit, either by themselves, their privies, servants, agents, assigns or howsoever described from forcing the HonourableJustice OnnoghenNkanu Walter Samuel, from vacating his office as Chief Justice of Nigeria, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice for interlocutory injunction.”

Justice Kado adjourned to 21st January 2019.

 

 

 

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