Justice Onnoghen: A word for the Facebook Lawyers, by Charles Okoye
The head of the judiciary, which incidentally is what Onnoghen is, should be the first to inform Nigerians that ignorance is not an excuse in law.
First, Onnoghen has not denied the weighty allegations against him.
He hasn’t said that those acts are no corrupt acts.
His only defence has been “ignorance” and “forgetfulness”.
He hasn’t even pleaded political witch-hunt; you have been the one pleading it for him.
The head of the judiciary, which incidentally is what Onnoghen is, should be the first to inform Nigerians that ignorance is not an excuse in law.
You are here excusing the CJN. You are here adducing all the conspiracy theories, and pleading “political motivation” as though those make an obvious corrupt practice and infraction to become any less offense.
You are not even bothered about the curious humungous lodgements made in dollars, and the manner in which they were made? You never bothered that these could be payments for judgements bought? You never bothered that he chose not to mention those accounts and funds therein because he could not explain how he possibly could have made such staggering mind-numbing fortunes from his work and position?
You still wonder why we support PMB? He’s the only man that would never be swayed by your irresponsible wailing. He’s the only Nigerian that would not be cowed by your organised protests to forestall the right actions from taking place. You did it when Justice Ademola, Justice Ngwuta, Justice Ajumogobia and co were exposed; you took up arms, you shouted desecration of the judiciary and blew all those big big grammar, but today, we know what has happened to them. Some started collapsing in the dock.
If Justice Walter Onnoghen has a case to answer, and it does look like he has, brother, your shouting and wailing can never force PMB to intervene. Don’t forget that he has ear infections. Till date, the infections have not been cured, so he will hardly understand that you are even wailing.
Nigerian judiciary is smelling. If PMB does not back its clean-up and clensing, then we are doomed forever.
Let Justice Onnoghen face his problem.
If it’s politically motivated, let him tell court:
“I AM GUILTY, BUT MY TRIAL IS POLITICALLY MOTIVATED!”
Charles Kaye Okoye
