* As Kaduna protesters back presidentâs action against suspended CJN Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, has described the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, as a âshameless man who has demonstrated that he is no longer fit to continue in office. Addressing hundreds of protesters who stormed the Government House, Kaduna, on Friday in solidarity with President Muhammadu Buhari who suspended Onnoghen from office, over allegations of corruption, el-Rufai said the time had come for every well meaning Nigerian to support Buhari in his fight against corruption. Quoting Othman Dan Fodio, the founder of Sokoto Caliphate, the governor said corruption in the judiciary is the worst form of corruption and no society can survive it. The governor who mounted an Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC), stationed in front of the Government House, to address the protesters, commended them for their solidarity with the president and âfor coming together to convey this very clear statement from the people of Kaduna State that in Kaduna we do not support corruption.â el-Rufai said, in Kaduna State we do not support injustice, in Kaduna State we are 100 per cent behind the integrity of our President. I can assure you that the message you have given to me will be delivered to the president todayâ. According to the governor, the case with Justice Onnoghen is a very sad one. He said: âOthman Dan Fodio, the founder of the Sokoto caliphate wrote that the worst form of corruption you can find in any public servant is judicial corruption because when the president is corrupt or the governor is corrupt, it is to the judge that ordinary people can take their case to. âWhen the judge himself is corrupt, it is the highest form of corruption and must never be condoned. âThe case of Justice Onnoghen is the case in which somebody who has worked in government for the past twenty years suddenly has millions of dollars in his account, he has admitted but says he has forgotten about them, which means he has more money than Aliko Dangote because I do not think Dangote will forget $1 million in his accountâ. el-Rufai maintained that, âthe president did the right thing by asking him to step aside pending investigation. It is the proper thing to do.â âIt is what is done in every organised and civilised society. Unfortunately, some people in Nigeria are trying to make white black and black, white. They are using technicalities to delay bringing this man to Justice. âMr President did not remove Onnoghen from office. He said in honour of the judiciary, he should step aside so that the charges against him can be investigated and prosecuted. âBut the man is shameless, he does not want to go. But it is time for Nigerians to come all out and tell him he must go. âOur judiciary must be clean. Our judiciary must consist of judges who cannot be boughtâ the governor said. Speaking earlier, spokesman of the protesters, Abdulrauf Abdullahi, said the protest was organised in recognition of the competence and integrity of the President.]]>
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