Senate President, Mr Bukola Saraki, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately reverse his decision to suspend CJN.

Senate President described the suspension of Mr Onnoghen as a coup against democracy.

Saraki, in a statement personally signed by him on Friday, stated that the suspension was another act of desperation by Mr Buhari.

He said, “By unilaterally suspending CJN without following the provision of the constitution, Buhari has sent a dangerous signal to the entire world that Nigeria is no longer a democratic nation and that we have returned to the old, jaded era of military dictatorship .

“Our constitution makes no provision for suspension of the nation’s highest judicial officer. They have different roles to play in that process. There is no condition under which the President can usurp the powers of other arms of government.

“At this point, all democratic institutions in the country, the international community and democrats across the world should rise against this blatant act of impunity. We should jointly condemn this retrogressive, uncivilized and despotic measure.”

Punch