Governor El-Rufai backs President Buhari's removal of CJN Onnoghen

- Governor El-Rufai has thrown his support behind President Buhari over the removal of CJN Onnoghen

- El-Rufai argued that sanity needed to be restored to the leadership of the judiciary and the president has done just that

- The governor had previously advised Onnoghen to resign when false assets declaration charges were brought against him by the CCB

Kaduna state governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for suspending Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Walter Onnoghen over discrepancies in asset declaration to the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB).

In a tweet on the afternoon of Friday, January 25, shortly after Onnoghen's removal was announced, El-Rufai saluted Buhari's decision, saying: 'Sanity needs restoration'.

El-Rufai slammed what he called 'institutional gobblydegook and regionalization', noting that it was time that the action was taken.

El-Rufai, who was replying to a tweet of the Presidency announcing the swearing in of the new acting CJN said he remained solidly in support of the president's action.

He tweeted:

Recall that Legit.ng had reported that Governor El-Rufai advised Onnoghen to voluntarily resign his position in honour of the esteemed status of the judiciary.

Governor El-Rufai, fielding questions on ‘Sunrise Daily’, a breakfast show on Channels Television, said that since the CJN had admitted culpability of the allegations leveled against him, he should resign honourably and save the judiciary from embarrassment.

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Legit.ng reported that Justice Onnoghen is facing trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal over non-declaration of assets.

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