CJN, Onnoghen: South South Leaders Hold Emergency Meeting

South South Governors Rise As CCT Gets Ready To Try CJN Onnoghen.

The South South Governor’s Forum has slated an emergency meeting for tomorrow over the move to remove Walter Onnoghen as the Chief justice of Nigeria (CJN)

Naija News reports that  the federal government has filed six charges of non and fraudulent declaration of assets by Mr Onnoghen, with trial expected to commence on January 14 at the Code of Conduct Tribunal.

In a statement signed by Fidelis Soriwei, the special adviser, media relations to the governor of Bayelsa State, the forum revealed that the security òf the Niger Delta, during and after the election; the issue of derivation; and recent development involving the chief justice of the federation would feature for deliberation at the meeting.

Expressing his opinion at the development in the Supreme Court, Dickson said while he was yet to know the full details surrounding the developments at the Supreme Court concerning the CJN, it is a grave and dangerous escalation, coming a few weeks to the general elections.

He said that the South South Governors would address a press conference after the meeting to convey the position of the zone to the Nigerian public.

Dickson said that all efforts must be on deck to prevent the subversion and desecration òf the ethos of democracy in Nigeria as nation moves nearer to the election.

Onnoghen is from Cross River state in the south-south.