The acting
Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Walter Onnoghen, will on Wednesday appear before
the Senate for his confirmation hearing.
The
president of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, announced the schedule on Tuesday.
Mr.
Onnoghen’s name was forwarded to the Senate on February 8 for confirmation as a
substantive CJN by acting President Yemi Osinbajo.
He has been
leading the country’s judiciary in acting capacity since November 10 when he
was so appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari, following the retirement of
Mahmud Mohammed.
Mr.
Onnoghen, 67, was born in Kruiku Town, Biase Local Government Area of Cross
River State.
He bagged
his Law degree from the University of Ghana, Legon, in 1977 before his BL
certificate at the Nigerian Law School in 1978.
He started
his career as a Pupil State Counsel in the Lagos State Ministry of Justice, in
1979, after which he ventured into private practice.
In 1989, he
returned to public service as judge in the High Court of his native Cross River
State.
He joined
the federal judicial service in 1998 as Justice of the Court Appeal, a position
he held until 2005 when he was elevated to the Supreme Court.
Meanwhile,
the Senate is yet to make public its decision on the screening of Ibrahim Magu
for confirmation as the substantive chairman of the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission.
Mr. Magu’s
earlier nomination was rejected last December by the Senate, which cited
allegations integrity deficiency made by the State State Security.
But on
January 24, more than a week before the nomination of Mr. Onnoghen, the Senate
confirmed it had received a notice from the Presidency to the effect of Mr.
Magu’s re-nomination.
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