A coalition of non governmental organisation known as Forum of Non-Governmental Organisations of Nigeria,FONGON, has advised the Buhari administration to forge ahead with its fight against corruption and pay deaf ears to those it described as naysayers and men of rotten yesteryears who are hell bent on frustrating the determined efforts of president Buhari to take the nation to the next level.
Comrade Wole Badmus, the spokesperson of the forum while holding a procession in support of the president and the suspension of Justice Onnoghen said that
the Forum which is a coalition of over 200 civil society groups in the country threw their weight behind the action of President Muhammadu Buhari and the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen over allegations of non declaration of assets.
It assured the President of the group’s support for his reelection in the 2019 general election.
“The Forum of Non Governmental Organization in Nigeria, a body of of over 200 civil societies groups is hereby promising Mr President an avalanche of votes at the Feb. 16 2019 election.”
The procession matched from the Eagle Square to the Police Headquarters and thereafter to the Supreme Court and the National Judicial Institute carrying placards with various inscriptions.
“We are here today to register our profound support for Mr President on his programs and policies most especially in the areas of sanitizing the judiciary. Comrade Wole Badmus said.
“As you are all aware that Mr president took a bold step by carrying out the directive of the CCT which suspends the former CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen and subsequently swears in Justice Tanko albeit in acting capacity. Since then, Nigerians have watched in awe the macabre dance in the justice section occasioned by the erstwhile CJN to pervert the course of justice.
“Despite owing up to infractions on the law in the course of discharge of his duty as a public officer, yet apart from not stepping down to allow a thorough investigation, he also used his privileged position to frustrate all efforts at bringing justice to the fold.
“From procuring various funny injunctions from different courts to the indefinite postponement of NJC sittings, the CJ N has shown to Nigerians that the only way for the Nation to move forward is to be shoved out of the way for a non partisan party to take charge.
“This is what Mr President gallantly did. We salute his courage and boldness in doing this. We are here to tell Mr President not to listen to the voice of naysayers and men of rotten yesteryears in their orchestrated attempts at frustrating his noble efforts at moving the Nation forward” He said.
