{"id":10243,"date":"2019-05-17T14:38:28","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T14:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=10243"},"modified":"2019-05-17T14:38:28","modified_gmt":"2019-05-17T14:38:28","slug":"onnoghen-supreme-court-pronounces-judgement-on-cross-river-suit-against-buhari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/onnoghen-supreme-court-pronounces-judgement-on-cross-river-suit-against-buhari","title":{"rendered":"Onnoghen: Supreme Court pronounces judgement on Cross River suit against Buhari"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the suit filed by the Cross River State government against the President Muhammadu Buhari Government.<\/p>\n<p>The State Government had filed the case, challenging the suspension and trial of the former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen.<\/p>\n<p>DAILY POST had reported that the Cross River State Government led by Governor Ben Ayade, approached the Supreme Court, challenging the six-count charge indicting the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen for non-declaration of assets.<\/p>\n<p>The suit was filed by the Attorney General of Cross River State on behalf of the state government.<\/p>\n<p>The Government wanted the court to set aside the suspension and trial of Justice Onnoghen at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT.<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Republic of Nigeria, FRN, and the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF are defendants in the marked SC\/45\/2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the suit filed by the Cross River State government against the President Muhammadu Buhari Government. 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