The immediate past Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen says President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to remove him from office was founded on what he described as baseless rumour that he held meeting with former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar in Dubai before the last general elections.
Justice Onnoghen who spoke on the issue publicly for the first time since his removal from office in 2019 at a book launch in Abuja, expressed disappointment that the Presidency failed to verify the rumour.
He said although the rumour was brought to his attention before his removal, he chose not to address it because he has never met with Atiku in Dubai or encountered the former Vice President in person all his life.