Barely 24 hours after some Nigerians trooped out in the United Kingdom to express solidarity with President Muhammadu Buhari over the suspension of Walter Onnoghen as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), their counterparts in the United States of America have followed suit.
The Nigerians, under the auspices of Restore Nigeria Coalition (RNC), were spotted on the streets of Washington, chanting ‘Sai Baba', as they urged the Donald Trump-led government and the United Nations to support Buhari in the fight against corruption.
Cosmas Collins, President of RNS, who spoke on behalf of the group, said he believes Nigeria has made tremendous progress in the anti-corruption fight as witnessed in the case of Onnoghen.
He said: “The recent case of the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, who violated the law in declaring his assets as stipulated by law has further emphasized the level of rot in the system.
“A particular segment of the Nigerian society has cried wolf where none exists and painted a picture of political persecution, forgetting that Nigeria was on the brink of imminent collapse due the activities of a few that have benefitted from the rot in the system.
“We are, through this medium, soliciting for assistance from the United States and United Nation in the war against corruption in Nigeria as initiated by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari in recent times.
“A vivid example can be seen in the instance where the Chief Judicial Official in Nigeria, either by omission or commission failed to declare a part of his assets running into millions of dollars. The Chief Justice of Nigeria as the number one judicial officer in the country, for inexplicable reasons, did not declare a part of his assets before the Code of Conduct Bureau in Nigeria. The CJN cited ‘forgetfulness and mistake’ as the reasons for the non-declaration.
“The non-declared items are bank accounts with balances that run into millions of pounds sterling and dollars. This is too much to be right in our considered opinion. As the number one judicial officer in the country, it is wholly untenable for such an excuse, unless for deliberate reasons.”
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Posted: at 31-01-2019 11:55 PM (5 years ago) | Hero
victorstic1 at 1-02-2019 12:36 AM (5 years ago) (m)
U PEOPLE ARE SICK ,U ARE THE SAME SET OF PEOPLE THAT WILL SEND BUHARI HOME WHENEVER HE COMES FOR CHECK UP
Posted: at 1-02-2019 12:36 AM (5 years ago) | Gistmaniac
U people have no right to say who is to rule cus u guys are not in Nigeria and have no ideal what those living in Nigeria are going through as a result of failed Politicians.
Posted: at 1-02-2019 12:57 AM (5 years ago) | Gistmaniac
U people have no right to say who is to rule cus u guys are not in Nigeria and have no ideal what those living in Nigeria are going through as a result of failed Politicians.
Posted: at 1-02-2019 12:58 AM (5 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Some people are just stupid if these people really love Buhari and think he did a good job for his past 4 years as a President they should be in Nigeria not in UK. Because many of them still live like slaves over there and can't go back to Nigeria because of Nigeria economy
Posted: at 1-02-2019 01:44 AM (5 years ago) | Upcoming
freezing02 at 1-02-2019 07:23 AM (5 years ago) (m)
This Nigerians in the UK are bunch of fools. They are all blind phyuking idiots. If Buhari has done so well, why are they still there, living like slaves. Buhari have no respect for the Nigerian constitution
Posted: at 1-02-2019 07:23 AM (5 years ago) | Newbie
God punish una. Na una Buhari go rule. Make una return mk e preside over una, or una carry go become president for where una dey. I really should be over there trying to rescue Nigeria and u peep be here so he rules u peep to da grave.
Posted: at 1-02-2019 10:36 AM (5 years ago) | Upcoming