The Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, described the suspension of Justice Walter Onnoghen a judicial coup.
The coalition said the president “has finally overthrown constitutional governance” with his action, vowing not to recognize any other person outside Onnoghen as CJN.
Addressing the media Friday evening, in Abuja through its 1st National Spokesperson, Ikenga Ugochinyere, the coalition alleged that the president’s action was aimed at stopping Onnoghen from swearing in members of the 2019 General Election petition tribunal, billed for today in Abuja.
It said the president’s action had vindicated its earlier alarm that” Buhari wants to appoint pro-APC CJN to help use the judiciary to affirm APC candidates in the 2019 pre and post-election litigations.
The coalition called on lawyers, judges, judicial staff to shut down the courts to protest the development just as it asked activists and lovers of democracy to “troop out and fight the coup against democracy.”
