Walter Samuel Onnoghen and President Buhari
Nigeria's president Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in new Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN)
The newly appointed acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Samuel Onnoghen, will take over from Justice Mahmud Mohammed who is currently on retirement leave but will finally be confirmed by the Nigeria Senate.
President Muhammadu Buhari charged the newly sworn in Acting Chief Justice of the Federation, to cooperate the government to fight corruption and insecurity in order to boost the nation's economy.
He said: "I congratulate the new acting CJN to have come in this trying time in the life of our nation. Trying time in the sense of the three identifiable problems this country is facing physical security, the problem of economy and corruption.
"In this room contains the constitutional bodies that are responsible for bringing Nigeria back into line in terms of security and managing it efficiently, while making sure that the economy is resuscitated and that security of doing business at all stages in the country is free and fair."
The President, while congratulating the former CJN for the time spent in office, also wished him well in other personal future endeavors. Speaking on the occasion, the new CJN, Walter Onnoghen, expressed gratitude to God for his new position.
"I intend to carry on where my predecessors stopped, modify certain areas but with the general ultimate goal of having a better judiciary befitting the nation, Nigeria. Thank you for the confidence reposed in me and by the grace of God, we shall succeed".
The immediate past Justice of the federation reacted to the rate of corruption in Nigeria, Mahmud Mohammed said: "We agree corruption is everywhere. But you see, we are all Nigerians but in the judiciary, it is there we need the assistance of all Nigerians to help fish out those corrupt elements within us so that we could fight with vigour to deliver a clean judiciary for the nation to fight against corruption and to assist in revamping the economy in the interest of this nation.
He said: "I congratulate the new acting CJN to have come in this trying time in the life of our nation. Trying time in the sense of the three identifiable problems this country is facing physical security, the problem of economy and corruption.
"In this room contains the constitutional bodies that are responsible for bringing Nigeria back into line in terms of security and managing it efficiently, while making sure that the economy is resuscitated and that security of doing business at all stages in the country is free and fair."
The President, while congratulating the former CJN for the time spent in office, also wished him well in other personal future endeavors. Speaking on the occasion, the new CJN, Walter Onnoghen, expressed gratitude to God for his new position.
Newly sworn in Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria,
Justice Walter Samuel Onnoghen
In taking the leadership of the Judiciary, Onnoghen said: "In this state of our development and with your programme in tow, I assure you of the full cooperation of the third arm of government in the continuation of the war against corruption and misconduct in the judiciary. "I intend to carry on where my predecessors stopped, modify certain areas but with the general ultimate goal of having a better judiciary befitting the nation, Nigeria. Thank you for the confidence reposed in me and by the grace of God, we shall succeed".
The immediate past Justice of the federation reacted to the rate of corruption in Nigeria, Mahmud Mohammed said: "We agree corruption is everywhere. But you see, we are all Nigerians but in the judiciary, it is there we need the assistance of all Nigerians to help fish out those corrupt elements within us so that we could fight with vigour to deliver a clean judiciary for the nation to fight against corruption and to assist in revamping the economy in the interest of this nation.
"It is in order to secure the economy all over because the judiciary has a big role to play in every aspect of our lives," he said.
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