The House of Representatives has passed for second reading a
bill seeking to prevent the arbitrary removal of judges.
The bill, sponsored by Bob Solomon from Rivers State, seeks
to amend the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal.
According to the lead debate by Solomon, a judicial officer
cannot be prosecuted by the CCB or appear before the CCT unless he has been
removed from office.
He noted that the constitution did not contemplate the trial
of a judicial officer before removal from office.
Solomon said if the amendment is successful, a president
will require approval of the National Assembly before the removal of a CJN.
The bill was taken and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
It would be recalled that the former Chief Justice of the
Federation, Walter Onnoghen, following allegations of non-disclosure of assets
by the code of conduct bureau was suspended by President Muhammadu Buhari in
2019 and was later forced to resign.
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