The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, has confirmed receiving an invitation from the Code of Conduct Bureau and has indicated his readiness to appear before the agency.
In a statement today by the Director of Information of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, Catherine Christopher, the court said the Chief Judge remained fully committed to cooperating with the bureau in respect of its invitation.
Justice Tsoho’s planned appearance before the bureau follows an investigation that alleged the judge failed to declare several bank accounts as required by law, potentially breaching Nigeria’s Code of Conduct regime.
The report, based on documents and interviews, claimed that in an asset declaration submitted to the CCB on April 29, 2024, Justice Tsoho did not list at least three United Bank for Africa accounts and one Access Bank account in his name — omissions that, if proven, violate Section 15 of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act.
Under the law, public officers must declare all assets, liabilities and accounts, including domiciliary accounts.
False or incomplete declarations can attract sanctions, including removal from office, disqualification from public office for up to 10 years, and forfeiture of improperly declared assets.
The CCB’s invitation to Justice Tsoho was reportedly issued as part of the agency’s response to those findings, though officials have not publicly detailed the specific allegations.
