CJN Onnoghen Dismisses Alleged Lopsided Appointments In Judiciary

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen, has dismissed reports that the National Judicial Council (NJC) recently forwarded the names of 14 Appeal Court judges for approval.

Onnoghen’s reaction comes amid speculations in certain quarters that Judges from the South East region were ruled out of the alleged appointments.

The CJN disproved the reports in a statement by NJC’s Director of Information, Soji Oye.

“The attention of the National Judicial Council has been drawn to a purported list of Judges newly appointed to the Court of Appeal being circulated in public space and tragically reported as news item by credible news outlets.

“The Council wishes to dissociate itself completely from the said list as nothing of such emanated from it. Members of the public are also advised to discountenance the said list which is nothing but a figment of the imagination of the author (s).

“In the days ahead, the council will speak more on the ongoing process for the appointment of Judges into different Cadre of the Nigerian Judiciary,” the statement read.