Buhari’s anti-corruption adviser dismisses Onnoghen’s resignation as too late, lacking in value
By BASHIR ADEFAKA
The Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Prof. Itse Sagay, on Friday, said he is not impressed by the resignation of Walter Onnoghen, former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) as it came too late.
He was sighted in a video clip via youtube reacting to the suspended CJN’s resignation he described as mere face-saving.
Sagay, who said there is no value in the resignation, argued that Onnoghen should have resigned since January when the charges were made against him and he admitted that he erred.
“The resignation has come too late. It was a face-saving resignation because if he had not resigned, he would have been sacked. There is no question about that. At the very best, he would have been retired if not actually dismissed”.
“There is no value in the resignation anymore. It lacks the honour and dignity that would have accompanied it if he had done it since January when the charges were made” he said.
The DEFENDER Friday reported Nigerians not only praising the National Judicial Council (NJC) over its decisions approving appointment of Acting CJN Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad as substantive CJN, they also lauded the recommended compulsory retirement of Onnoghen, although some were averse to the word ‘retirement’.
They believed Onnoghen, for dragging Nigeria’s good name in the mud, should have been recommended for dismissal against to be allowed the benefits of retirement.
