National Judicial Council extend tenure of the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria by another three months

    The National Judicial Council, NJC, has extended the tenure of the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, by another three months.

   The action was taken by the council on the grounds that it may be impossible for the Senate, which is currently on recess to reconvene and screen Onnoghen before Friday, when his constitutional three months tenure as acting CJN would expire.
   The resolution has been forwarded to the Acting President, Professor YemiOsinbanjo, barely 24 hours after Onnoghen’s name was reportedly transmitted to the Senate for confirmation by the presidency.
  Justice Onnoghen has been a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria since 2005.
If confirmed by the Upper Legislative Chamber, he would be the first CJN from the southern part of the country in about 30 years.