A team of 94 lawyers led by Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN) arrived the Code Conduct Tribunal (CCT) in Abuja to defend the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen. At least 47 of them are senior advocates of Nigeria who arrived at the Code of Conduct Tribunal for the opening hearing in the false assets declaration case against Chief Justice Walter Onnoghen.
Though,Chief Wole Olanipekun,SAN, who is standing in for the accused, Justice Walter Onnoghen says the CCT does not have jurisdiction to hear the case.
The CJN was scheduled for arraignment before the tribunal 10am but at the time of filling this report 10:15am, the embattled Chief Justice was not in court.
Some Senior Advocates of Nigeria in his defence team who were already seated awaiting the commencement of the proceedings include, Former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Kanu Agabi, Wole Olanipekun, Chief Chris Uche, Chief Adegboyega Awomolo among others.
On the side of the prosecution there are five lawyers led by Aliyu Umar SAN.
Mr Onnoghen is accused of failing to declare a series of bank accounts linked to him for several years, in alleged violation of the code of conduct law for public officeholders.
A petition containing the allegations was sent to the Code of Conduct Bureau on January 9, and the Code of Conduct Tribunal fixed Monday morning for commencement of trial.
The allegations were made by Denis’s Aghanya, a politician with history of working for President Muhammadu Buhari.
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| LIST OF COUNSEL OF THE DEFENDANT/ APPLIACANT | |
| 1 | CHIEF WOLE OLANIPEKUN SAN |
| 2 | CHIEF ADEGBOYEGA AWOMOLO SAN |
| 3 | KANU AGABI SAN |
| 4 | YUSUF ALI SAN |
| 5 | CHIEF BAYO OJO SAN |
| 6 | DR. ALEX IZIYON SAN |
| 7 | CHIEF CHRIS UCHE SAN |
| 8 | LUCIUS O. NWOSU SAN |
| 9 | CHIEF ASSAM ASSAM SAN |
| 10 | ADEBAYO ADELODUN |
| 11 | PAUL EROKORO SAN |
| 12 | S.I. AMEH SAN |
| 13 | R.A. LAWAL-RABANA SAN |
| 14 | CHARLES AJUYAH SAN |
| 15 | CHIEF SEBASTINE HON SAN |
| 16 | NELLA ANDEM-RABANA SAN |
| 17 | CHIEF CHUKWUMA EKOMARU SAN |
| 18 | OKON EFUT SAN |
| 19 | J.U.K. IGWE SAN |
| 20 | J.S. OKUTEPA SAN |
| 21 | ROTIMI OGUNESO SAN |
| 22 | MOGAJI A. MAHMOUD SAN |
| 23 | OGWU JAMES ONOJA SAN |
| 24 | AKINLOLU KEHINDE SAN |
| 25 | JOE ABRAHAM SAN |
| 26 | CHUKWUMA MACHUKWU H SAN |
| 27 | CHIEF MRS. VICTORIA AWOMOLO SAN |
| 28 | TAWO E. TAWO SAN |
| 29 | SILVA OGWEMOH SAN |
| 30 | ADEDEJI ADERIBIGBE SAN |
| 31 | GORDY UHCE SAN |
| 32 | CHIEF EDWARD KUNAV ASHIEKAA SAN |
| 33 | P.O. OKOLO SAN |
| 34 | MUYIWA AKINBORO SAN |
| 35 | DR. VALERIE AZINGE SAN |
| 36 | OLA OLANIPEKUN SAN |
| 37 | WILCOX ABERETON SAN |
| 38 | ABDUL IBRAHIM SAN |
| 39 | DR. J.Y. MUSA SAN |
| 40 | KEHINDE OGUNWUMIJU SAN |
| 41 | OBA MADUABUCHI SAN |
| 42 | OLUBOWALE TAIWO SAN |
| 43 | STEPHEN ADEHI SAN |
| 44 | DR. GARBA YEYENKI SAN |
| 45 | CHIEF SOLO AKUMA SAN |
| 46 | BERY IGWILLO SAN |
| 47 | CHIEF OFFIONG OFFIONG SAN |