Straight Talk

Comrade Ifeanyichukwu Mmoh Sunday, February 3, 2019 ifeanyi_mmoh@yahoo.com Jos, Nigeria  Oh yes, it does. But whether the discretionary powers of the institution required that it acted in the interest of the federal republic of Nigeria or against it and in a parochial manner is not exactly clear. This, I believe is the reason why the suspension of embattled CJN Walter Onnoghen has stirred the hornet’s nest. Over time, a lacuna – because it does allow a person or an institution to act as they deemed fit – has been misused by ambitious and parochial minded leaders who (in the name of doing public good) carry out very personal or anti-people stunts. Several points in the CJN’s saga actually do beg for clarifications. First, it was alleged that the CJN did not disclose all of his foreign accounts. This, the CJN admitted as an oversight on his part and, should, therefore – according to the positions held by very respected legal minds – have amounted to a no case. Secondly,...

Rev Fr. Stan Chu Ilo Wednesday, February 6, 2019 SILO@depaul.edu Chicago, USA  Nigeria is reeling yet under the heavy burden of another preventable crisis following the suspension and replacement of the Chief Justice of the Federation by President Buhari. Many frustrated Nigerians are watching this unfolding drama with pain, bemusement and anger. Many are wondering if our nation will ever see an exit route from the long and bumpy highway of pain, poverty, confusion, and suffering which many of our citizens have traversed under the present dispensation. The legality of this executive overreach is being challenged by lawyers and jurists. However, this action on the part of the president is very dubious and ill-advised coming as it does less than three weeks before the general elections. Its ripple effects are being felt across the globe. This singular action, I propose, offers a good portrait of the dictatorial excesses of the Buhari administration in both its outlook and ...