Power Failure Stalls Onneghen’s Defence

The attempt by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, to compile and transmit records of the Code of Conduct Tribunal’s proceedings seems to have hit a brick wall as the Registrar of the CCT, HajiaBintuAbubakar, says there is no electricity to print the rulings for certification.
The compilation and transmission of records of the CCT proceedings is a condition precedent for the hearing of any appeal.
In an affidavit deposed to by George Ibrahim on behalf of Chief WoleOlanipekun (SAN) and OgwuOnoja (SAN), the lawyer said the registrar’s failure to make the certified true copy had stalled the appeal.
He said, “Based on the CCT registrar’s undertaking, I immediately applied for the certified true copy of the proceedings and rulings of January 22, 2019.
“As early as 8am on Wednesday, January 23, 2019, I went to the registry of the CCT to file notice of appeal and also applied for the certified true copy of the notice of appeal and also with the intention and hope of obtaining rulings and the records of proceeding earlier applied for but I was disappointed.
“That I was in the CCT from 8am till 5.30pm on January 23, 2019 without obtaining the certified true copies of the rulings and records of proceedings.