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Nigerians living abroad took to the streets of New York City on Thursday to protest the call for the reinstatement of suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen.
According to the multiple reports, the protesters were led by the president of Restore Nigeria Coalition (RNC), Cosmas Collins.
In a statement, Collins further said the Buhari led regime should be undeterred in its fight against corruption.
He wondered how the embattled Onnoghen as the number one judicial officer would site “forgetfulness and mistake” as the reason for not declaring a part of his assets that runs into millions of pound sterling and dollars.
The protesters also urged the government as well as the United Nations to support Buhari in his fight against corruption.
Collins said;
“Undeterred, the government of President Muhammadu Buhari has carried on with enthusiasm and a determination to see that structural defects are fixed to curb the rot in the system for the betterment of Nigeria as a country.”
“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 runs 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,” Collins added.
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