The National Judicial Council (NJC) has reinstated Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia
as a judge of the federal high court.
This is contained in a December 5 circular sent to all
judges of the federal high court.
According to the circular signed by John Tsoho, chief judge
of the federal high court, the reinstatement takes immediate effect.
“Your Lordships are by this circular letter notified that at
the meeting of the National Judicial Council held on the 1st of December, 2022,
the council reinstated the Hon. Justice R. N. Ofili-Ajumogobia as a judicial
officer, ” the circular reads.
“The reinstatement
takes instant effect and there shall be consequential posting.”
The chief registrar of the court as well as the director of
library and deputy director of finance and accounts were copied in the memo.
In 2016, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
had arraigned the judge on charges bordering on money laundering and breach of
public trust.
However, Hakeem Oshodi, judge of a Lagos high court, struck
out corruption charges against her.
In his ruling in April 2019, Oshodi struck out the 31-count
charge bordering on alleged perversion of the course of justice, unlawful
enrichment and forgery on the grounds that the court lacked jurisdiction to
hear the suit.
The charges were filed by the EFCC against Ofili-Ajumogobia
and Godwin Obla.
In 2018, the NJC dismissed Ofili-Ajumogobia from the service
of the Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC) on the grounds of alleged
judicial misconduct.
Dissatisfied, she instituted a suit before Inyang Ekwo,
judge of an Abuja federal high court, challenging the process adopted by the
fact-finding committee of the NJC that recommended her dismissal.
She prayed the court to declare her dismissal
unconstitutional, null and void.
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