The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had charged Chukwuma and his company with alleged forgery and stealing before the judge.
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Ahmed said this while being led in evidence by Rotimi Oyedepo, an EFCC prosecutor, at the ongoing corruption trial of Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, a Federal High Court judge, and Godwin Obla, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN).
These facts are contained in the interim report presented by the Chairman of the Committee, Justice Suleiman Galadima (retd), at the 86th Meeting of the National Judicial Council
Goji was recommended for compulsory retirement for refusing to proceed on transfer to the Mubi Judicial Division of the State High Court since July 2017.
The decisions were taken at the 86th meeting of the NJC
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the automobile boss had previously failed to come to court for his arraignment for charges of fraud on January 17, February 9 and March 14
Tambuwal, at the ceremony, said that the judges’ appointments followed due process, and all those appointed were qualified legal representatives who merited their positions on the bench.
The Council took the decision at its meeting on Wednesday
The governor acted in compliance with the National Judicial Council’s directive on the crisis in the judiciary.
So also has the Council queried and suspended the Acting Chief Judge, Justice Obisike Orji, advising the State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, to swear-in the next most senior judge
The Justice of the Apex Court in a fresh motion on notice, obtained by PRNigeria, he filed at the Tribunal is claiming that CCT has no jurisdiction to entertain his trial and that the charges brought against him by the Federal Government were incompetent in the face of the law
The NJC had in a statement on Thursday said it compulsorily retired Ademola and Justice O. O. Tokode
A statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by Soji Oye, NJC’s Director of Information, said the decision was taken at the Council’s 84th meeting on December 6.
Particularly of interest to commentators was the failure to appoint any person from the South East among the 14 elevated to the Court of Appeal
The President stated this while declaring open the 2017 All Nigerian Judges conference held at the National Judicial Institute, Abuja
He said: “The Heads of Court were directed to compile and submit a compendium of corruption cases being handled by their various jurisdictions.
He is to replace Justice Ayo Salami (retired), who excused himself from the committee as the chairman, after initially accepting to serve
Salami gave the reasons in an interview he granted The PUNCH on Thursday
The Chief Judge of the state, Justice Suleiman Dikko, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lafia on Wednesday.
SERAP said for the Salami Committee to perform its tasks effectively and with propriety, it should preferably be composed entirely of members of the judiciary, particularly drawn from available pool of brilliant and incorruptible retired judges