The Chairman of Ilesha Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr Kanmi Ajibola, on Saturday, said the suspension of Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Onnoghen was politically-motivated and far from being a fight against corruption.

Ajibola, in an exclusive interview with newsmen in Osogbo, noted that effort by Buhari to hinge his action on alleged corrupt act by the Chief Justice of Nigeria was untenable.

He said, “First and foremost, the suspension is political. Buhari is trying to link it to the alleged corrupt act by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, but what of other glaring corrupt acts by Buhari’s cronies that were investigated?

“Buhari has breached the Constitution by suspending the Chief Justice of Nigeria. If it were to be in another clime, the parliament would have set to work and commence impeachment proceedings against the President, but we don’t have a vibrant National Assembly again.

“The judiciary should not be an annex of the executive arm. The court should be allowed to function. Thank God NBA is coming up strong on the issue. If needs be, we should give it to Buhari administration like we did during the military era. Buhari’s action is a clear abuse of the right to fair hearing.”

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