Appeal Court to hear former CJN Onnoghen’s appeal against CCT conviction

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has fixed Tuesday for the hearing of an appeal filed by a former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen, challenging his 2019 conviction on charges of non-declaration of assets by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT).

Then-President Muhammadu Buhari controversially suspended Mr Onnoghen in January 2019 to face the CCT trial.

The CCT convicted him in its judgement delivered on 19 April 2019.