The Supreme Court has struck out
the suit filed by the leadership of the Senate, challenging President Muhammadu
Buhari’s powers to suspend the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter
Onnoghen.
The suit was dismissed by a
seven-man panel of Justices of the apex court, led by Justice Rhodes
Bode-Vivour.
NigerianEye reported yesterday
that the Senate President, Bukola Saraki withdrew the matter from the court
following the National Judicial Council’s intervention.
The Senate had in the suit marked
SC.76/2019, invoked the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, demanding
that the court determine whether Buhari has the constitutional powers to
unilaterally suspend the CJN.
When the suit came up on Tuesday,
counsel to the Senate, Paul Erokoro, SAN, applied to withdraw it.
The lawyer told the apex court panel
that his client had earlier filed a notice of discontinuance, though he did not
adduce any reasons behind the decision.
Federal Government lawyer, Mrs.
Maimuna Lami Shiro, said President Buhari and the AGF were not opposed to the
request to abort hearing on the suit.
Consequently, Justice Bode-Vivour
struck out the matter.
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