Tsav urges Acting CJN to sanitise judiciary

By Emmanuel Antswnen
#Tracknigeria: Former Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Alhaji Abubakar Tsav has advised Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Tanko Mohammed to initiate reforms that would sanitise the judiciary.
This was contained in a statement he personally signed and made available to newsmen on Saturday in Makurdi.
Tsav said the new top jurist needed to immediately initiate anti-corruption reforms to sanitise the system.
“Mohammed needs to learn from the events leading to his appointment as a wake-up call to initiate reforms and to embark on anti-corruption crusade needed to sanitise the judiciary,” he said.
He however, regretted that Buhari’s decision to suspend Onnoghen had been given political and ethnic coloration by some Nigerians instead of focusing on the crime that led to his suspension.
“The Nigerian judiciary has came to a low point that requires intensive damage control.
“The bold step taken by Mr President is a welcome development that will save its remaining integrity.
“It is most unfortunate that this bold step towards saving the judiciary from itself is being given both political and ethnic coloration.
“The arguments being pushed forward by those speaking in favour of Onnoghen are in reality casting aspersion on his integrity for a judicial officer of his stature should not be portrayed as being a card carrying member of a political party for its chieftains to rise in his vehement defense,”Tsav said.
The immediate past Federal Commissioner, Public Complaints Commission (PCC) further commended the President for the bold step and urged the former CJN Onnoghen to go and clear his name in the Court of Conduct Tribunal.
“The law is no respecter of persons so Onnoghen should prove to Nigerians that he believes in the treatment he had dished to them for several decades now; he himself admitted committing the infractions.
“It is now up to him to argue extenuating circumstances in defence of his action.”
NAN reports that Buhari had on Friday suspended Onnoghen over his false declaration of assets and sworn in Justice Tanko Mohmmend as the Acting Chief Justice of the Nigeria (CJN).