President Muhammadu Buhari has suspended the Chief Justice of Nigeira (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, pending the completion of his trial at the Code of Condcut Tribunal.
President Buhari announced the suspension at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Friday.
He said the suspension was as a result of the order of the CCT directing him to suspend Onnoghen, pending the completion of his trial.
The President has sworn-in Justice Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed as the acting CJN.
President Buhari this afternoon swore-in Justice Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed as Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria. #AsoVillaToday pic.twitter.com/bMGR4jroI8
— Presidency Nigeria (@NGRPresident) January 25, 2019
Mohammed who hails from Bauchi state is the most senior justice of the Supreme Court.