The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen has said that no matter what method is employed to investigate him, he will come clean.
The CJN who said he has no skeletons in his cupboard, noted that rather, he is committed to the reforms of the judiciary to enable it effectively deliver justice and strengthen the anti-corruption efforts of the government.
Onnoghen made the submission in a statement issued on Wednesday in reaction to a story published by The Punch newspaper that he was among those being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The CJN who said he is willing to pay any price to make the country better, added in the statement issued on his behalf by his spokesman, Awassam Bassey that he has never been invited by any investigative agency and has not been told by anybody or agency that he was being investigated.
Bassey wrote in the statement: “The reports in the media mentioned the reason for the investigation as ‘intelligence’ which for now, we take to be abstract.
“However, the CJN wishes to use this medium to say that it is the first time he is being aware of any allegations or intelligence against him, neither has he been invited or called upon to offer any explanation on any impropriety.
“However, the CJN wishes to assure the public that he has nothing to hide and is open to investigation.
“As a committed patriot, who has spent all his adult life in the temple of justice, the CJN is ready to pay the required price to make the nation a better place.
“The commitment of the CJN to the efforts of the current administration to rid the country of corrupt practices is unwavering and he will stop at nothing to see a new dawn in Nigeria’s Judiciary.
“He will also not be distracted in his avowed reformative efforts to make the Nigerian judiciary a beacon of well-rounded justice which the entire citizenry will be proud of.
“The public is encouraged to keep faith and trust in the present administration’s fight against corruption and be assured that the CJN is doing his best to reform the judiciary accordingly.”
