starstaz:


Thank you Mr Richdad for this beautiful and simple observation. Its only northern appointees that always claim I report to the presidency whenever they have committed infractions of the law. More than enough examples to cited. one of such is Prof Usman who preside as the executive secretary of NHIS. What kind of country is this .

Stop being sentimental. The law governing the CCT is clear. It is not a court. Its a special tribunal established by the executive and not the Judiciary thus the CCT head is not a Judicial officer since took no Judicial oath but an official one.

No court in Nigeria can summon him or stop the actions of the CCT because they have no jurisdiction over it.

The man is right. It is not about north or whatever, its the tenets of the law under which they function.

Tetehjewels:


I am talking about the CCT judge and not the CJN

I wonder why they're mixing it up.

Well with this destabilising solid response from the CCT chair Umar, you can't really blame them .

Afamed:

Keep quiet, most of you commenting here do not know the law that established CCT. The CCT does not belong to NJC neither did it take its instructions from CJN. CCT does not report to NJC hence, the only authority that's answerable to is the presidency as the Chairman has rightly said

Don't mind them, some even said the CCT is convicting whereas the CCT recommends disciplinary actions when a public official flouts the code of conduct. In essence they are a form of disciplinary committee monitoring accountability. The judicial system in Nigeria has been left to its vices for so long that this waltergate is the right wakeup call for them.

this case is now a movie...the judiciary shd be careful to save her face or implode herself...let's wait for the next episode.....

PaChukwudi44:
i never get time for this one now.Saturday is the koko.Depending on the outcome Umar will now decide whether to take the next available flight to somalia or not.

The former CJN is STILL NOT in office.

I thought in your drunken delirium you swore he'd be reinstated over a week ago.

Have you abandoned that false hope?

helinues:


Broda, comprehension issue here... I cant help any further

I think you have the comprehension issue! They were told by the CJN in 2015 they are NOT judicial officers and should stop parading themselves as such. They also do not take oaths as judicial officers. Where in the write up did you see them acting as Chief Justice? Maybe you mean judges.

Quality20:
Yea that's a master stroke from danladi Omar

Nope that was foolishness! What if Atiku wins so he will now be reporting to him abi..He has already denied being a judicial officer, so no where to fall back to..

I laugh in Swahili

Interesting to note that none of the squealing PDPiglets and the iPod Defenders of Corruption have countered the CCT Chairman.

All they do is heap weak and repetitive insults all over the place, vainly hoping their chief patron of corruption will win next week: a scientific, metaphysical, spiritual, moral, ethical, and political impossibility.

Blitzerz:


Exactly!

Why does the president, who's not a judge, swear in the CJN?

2mercy:



https://punchng.com/onnoghen-cct-chair-snubs-query-says-i-report-only-to-presidency/

Now everyone can see the direction of buhari, buhari is scheming to compromise the judiciary to do his biddings by retaining the corrupt Umar of CCT under the guise that he is not a judicial officer n answerable to him alone!,ok if Umar is not a judicial officer at least he is a lawyer so the NBA should handle his case or doesn't lawyers have an ethics code?, patroitic Nigerians should try to look at the larger picture of what buhari is tryiy to do if this precedence is allowed to stand, eventually once you don't fall into line you will be destroyed even those cheering buhari today should not think they are immuned particularly Tinubu,the way he hijacked the APC primaries in Lagos against the party national leadership is not forgotten it was only let go for strategic reason after 2019 will be demystification n destruction time for him n his likes.

No one really cares who the CCT chair reports to or who’s responsible for his discipline, there’s no issue there. Though it would have only been fair for a judicial officer to first be reported to the NJC, before taken to the CCT if any case has been established, separation of powers rule as the CCT is an extension of the Precidency who’s the prosecutor, judge and jailer in this instance.

The NJC had already forwarded his petition to the FJSC as they had stated in their press release that they don’t have jurisdiction over the CCT because the chair isn’t a judicial officer so I don’t know what all the jubilation is about. He’s further stated that he isn’t even under the FJSC, well that’s left for him and the petitioners to thrash out. It’s got no consequences here.

What matters in this case is the exparte order he granted and the process with which it was obtained.

That’s the matter before the court of Appeal and if he’s found wanting there it wld behold on his paymasters the PRECIDENCY, as he claims are the only ones he reports to to sanction him, that’s still left to be seen .

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rottennaija:


Did you bother to read before commenting?

Oga use your brain. We are in democracy and we followed it by the three arm of government. Cct , where does it belong to in the three arm of government? I will be back. many of you needs to be tutored.

CityNGR:
Umar's end will not be good.

What about your own end and that of other Biafran pigs and idiots.

Its very clear most of our youths choose to suffer from selective amnesia,
This same CCT held Buhari by the balls when it was time to declare his assets, during his early period in office, something I doubt any court could do to a sitting president.

If the CCT can summon a sitting president, who then is a CJN that does not enjoy any immunity?

The CCT represents the FCRN, no one is bigger than the constitution, that includes the CJN.

If Onnoghen wants to play the jurisdiction game, he should remember the constitution has unlimited jurisdiction.

Neoteny:


The former CJN is STILL NOT in office.

I thought in your drunken delirium you swore he'd be reinstated over a week ago.

Have you abandoned that false hope?

Former CJN? Are you on drugs? Who removed him as CJN?

PaChukwudi44:

Former CJN? Are you on drugs? Who removed him as CJN?

Your dementia is in high gear this morning

2n2k:


CCT can find the offender guilty but cannot jail the offender. The punishment it is allowed to impose are: removal from office, ban from holding public office for 10 years and forfeiture of illegal assets.

Unlike other courts where a person cannot be tried twice for the same offence, the constitution prescribed that after the conviction by the CCT, the offender can be taken to regular courts for prosecution of criminal aspects of the case so that he can be jailed.

Anyone found guilty by the CCT cannot be pardoned by the president or governor unlike in other court cases.

Thank you for this explanation

Gap2020:
Oga use your brain. We are in democracy and we followed it by the three arm of government. Cct , where does it belong to in the three arm of government? I will be back. many of you needs to be tutored.

Then why does the president appoint Supreme Court judges? Why don't they appoints themselves? Anyway, the question was not for you.

rottennaija:


Then why does the president appoint Supreme Court judges? Why don't they appoints themselves? Anyway, the question was not for you.

You vividly how wrong you are, the supreme court judges are nominated by the President. The President as an executive, is the third arm of government , they can't appoint the other two. Senate& Speakers of house of representative are through the two third of their respective chamber and judiciary are through the ranks.

AnanseK:


We can never forget the PDP time of misrule and destruction. Atiku will never rule Nigeria. The insecurity we endured is still on our minds. Not that nightmare again, we’re going to the next level

Lol.. You better stop scoring own goals.... Even the INEC chairman doesn't agree with you...


https://twitter.com/iamhistory_/status/1094230888529956864?s=19


https://www.naijiant.com/videos/inec-chairman-mahmood-yakubu-says-insecurity-worse-now-than-in-2015/


Atiku will be your new president cos those in the North west suffering from banditry in Zamfara, Sokoto, Katsina and Kaduna won't vote for him. Let's not even talk about the North Central States...

pryme:
Its very clear most of our youths choose to suffer from selective amnesia,
This same CCT held Buhari by the balls when it was time to declare his assets, during his early period in office, something I doubt any court could do to a sitting president.

If the CCT can summon a sitting president, who then is a CJN that does not enjoy any immunity?

The CCT represents the FCRN, no one is bigger than the constitution, that includes the CJN.

If Onnoghen wants to play the jurisdiction game, he should remember the constitution has unlimited jurisdiction.

when did the CCT summon PMB?

dicefrost:
So many illegalities and irregularities in many places in this country. That 1999 military constitution needs serious review. So if the cct chairman is not a judge, can he then convict and pass sentence to a person before him?

Exactly

Neoteny:


Why does the president, who's not a judge, swear in the CJN?

Same reasons why the president is sworn in by a Chief Judge.
Both are arms of government.

So this cct man is saying that constitution have no hold on him,its just buharri that tells him what to do,according to ogwugwu apku the traditional high priest this cct man must be sacrificed to the evil forest in three market days

This danladi umar na bad guy ooo.

CityNGR:
Umar's end will not be good.

Love your enemies and bless those who curse you and pray for those who despitefully use you. LUKE 6 :28

DonFreshmoney:


Why don't u reason with sense, even if the CCT is an executive court, the members are lawyers, and they can be sanctioned or disciplined by their profession

Did you actually bother to read and assimilate the last part of my statement?

There is a fine line of difference between violating the ethics of your profession and carrying out your job as prescribed by your employer - I am sure Danladi Umar is aware of the difference; that was why felt the NJC had no jurisdiction over him as there was no such ethical violation.

Esseite:
Another Sign to send the APC packing.....

that means the president can shop for ex-parte order on perceived opposition...

shut up it was PDP(IGBO) that did that, I live in abuja and my elder bro was among those attacked yesterday