Osinbajo Presents 2-Bedroom Apartment To Best Teacher

The suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, has disclosed that some of the foreign currencies deposited in his domiciliary accounts were from trading in foreign exchange (forex), AGRICODE, while others were returns from proceeds of his investments. 

Onnoghen in a voluntary statement made at Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), in Abuja, said some of the funds were sourced partly from his reserve and saving from estacodes, including medical expenses, The Sun reports.

He noted that prior to opening the US dollar account, he had foreign currency, which he kept at home, due to the fact that there existed a government that proscribed the operation of foreign currency account by public officers including judicial officers.

He said he opened the said account after he got to know that the policy had changed, noting that upon opening the account, he was told that he cannot pay in more than $10,000 at a time and per payment slip.

the statement by Onnoghen read in part: "The deposits made in my US Dollar account No. 87000106250 with STD. Chartered Bank of $10,000 at different intervals of June 28, 2011 were sourced partly from my reserve and saving from my estacodes, including medical expenses.

“The same applies to my deposit of July 28, 2011, of $10,000 twice. It is important to state that prior to my opening the US dollar account, I had foreign currency, which I kept at home, due to the fact that there existed a government that proscribed the operation of foreign currency account by public officers including judicial officers.

“It was when I got to know that the policy had changed that I had to open the said account. Upon opening the account, I was made to understand that I cannot pay in more than $10,000 at a time and per payment slip. I cannot remember the total amount I had on reserve at the time, but it spread from my practice days as a private legal practitioner from 1979 to 1989.

“Some of the deposits are a result of forex trading, AGRICODE, and other investment returns were from proceeds of my investments into them. The withdrawals in the account are partly to pay children’s fees, upkeep abroad and further investments. My British pound and euro accounts with Chartered Standard Bank are savings accounts.”

“In the January 1, 2019 document, the suspended jurist, who wrote his statement on January 11, 2019, between 12:30pm to 1: 45pm added: “I, Walter S. N. Onnoghen, of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, hereby, voluntarily depose to the statement averred herein, knowing that whatever I write or state may be tendered against me as evidence in court.

“I also volunteer to state that the statement was not taken in evidence from me under duress but after the administering officer had explained and made known the details of the allegations against me.”

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday, January 31, presented keys to a two-bedroom apartment to the best teacher in Edo, Noragbon Osaru for her outstanding performance in her profession.

Osinbajo made the presentation when he inaugurated 100 housing units at Emotan Gardens in Benin, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.

Osinbajo said: ”I am presenting the keys to a two-bedroom apartment to you for your outstanding performance and commitment to the teaching profession.”

According to Osinbajo, the federal government is committed to providing affordable housing to the people.

Welcoming the vice-president earlier, Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo said: “This is cluster one of Emotan Gardens which you laid the foundation few months ago, 100 of them are ready for inauguration.

“As a government we have bought 10 of the houses while about 50 of the houses have been sold to the public.” 

According to Obaseki, one of the houses will be presented to the best teacher in the state for her outstanding performance and commitment to the teaching profession.

Osinbajo in June launched the construction of the 1,727 Emotan Garden housing units in Egba, Ikpoba Okha local government area of Edo.

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Osinbajo began the National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) in Edo, to provide free meals for children in public schools.

The vice president said that the NHGSFP caters for not less than 9.3 million children in 49,937 public primary schools in 27 states, adding that this requires 594 cows are killed, 138,000 chickens killed, and 83 million tonnes of fish.