Justice Ademola diid not resign voluntarily, we recommended his sack - NJC

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The National Judicial Council said on Thursday urged the general public to disregard the purported news of resignation by Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court, adding that it had recommended for his compulsory retirement over acts of misconduct.

This was despite that Justice Ademola claimed to have voluntarily resigned on Wednesday.

A statement by NJC’s Director of Information, Mr. Soji Oye, said on Thursday that the council at its meeting on Wednesday recommended the judge to President Muhammadu Buhari for compulsory retirement.

He explained that the NJC, under the chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, sanctioned Justice Ademola after finding the allegations contained in a petition sent against him by eight persons under the name of ‘Committee of Anambra State PDP House of Representatives Members-Elect.

“The public is hereby informed to disregard news circulating on some news media that Hon. Mr. Justice Ademola has voluntarily retired.  The purported voluntary retirement is clearly an afterthought as Council had taken action before his decision to forward any voluntary retirement letter.”

Part of the allegations he was said to have been found to be culpable of was that the Certified True Copy of a judgment he delivered contains a paragraph that was not read in open court.

 

 


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