Why Buhari hurriedly sacked CJN – Investigation
More facts emerged in Abuja on Saturday on why
Buhari could not wait for the court to determine the fate of the CJN.
Onnoghen, it was gathered, was billed to
inaugurate judges that will adjudicate over the conduct of the 2019 elections
in the country. The suspended judge had fixed Saturday (today) for
the inauguration of the election petition panels.
Details of tomorrow’s election panels to be sworn
in, according to dependable sources at the Supreme Court are 250 judges.
The source said, “There are a total of 250 members
who would sit on the election panels.
The panels comprise National Assembly Election Petition Tribunals,
Governorship Election Petition Tribunals, and State Assembly Election Petition
Tribunals.
“His sudden removal was aimed at either stopping
the event or removing some judges on the lists. That is what will happen.”
It was gathered that judges that would make the
panels had arrived Abuja, with the hope that they would be inaugurated on
Saturday.
Punch
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