BEVERLY HILLS, June 14, (THEWILL) – The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has insisted that Justice Danladi Umar remains its chairman in the prosecution of public officers who contravene asset declaration laws in the country, as mandated by the Federal Government and the Nigerian Constitution.
Sources had told THEWILL that President Muhammadu Buhari will appoint Justice Adebukola Banjoko as the new CCT Chairman, where Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki and some current state governors are facing trial on multiple counts related to alleged non-disclosure of some personal assets.
Justice Banjoko is the tough female judge that sent former governors Jolly Nyame of Taraba and Joshua Dariye Plateau to jail recently after finding them guilty of corruption as prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Sources claimed that Buhari is highly impressed with the judge’s bold rulings that gave the two former governors lengthy jail terms and has therefore decided to send her to the Code of Conduct Tribunal where Saraki is facing trial so that she can close out the case and subsequent prosecutions that will be sent to the tribunal.
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However, CCT Head of Press and Public Relations, Mr Ibraheem Alhassan, made the clarification during an interview with PRNigeria in Abuja.
According to the statement from the media outfit on Thursday, Justice Umar has fixed June 20 and 21 for the trial of public officers from Bauchi and Kwara states, for allegedly violating various provisions of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act.
Alhassan, who made the clarification following insinuations in the social media, disclosed that the CCT chairman had promised that all the forthcoming cases in Kwara and Bauchi State would be treated dispassionately to ensure that justice was done.
The supposed defaulters to be arraigned for prosecution by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) are mostly political appointees and civil servants.
The CCT spokesman, however, urged Nigerians to disregard the insinuations concerning the status of Justice Umar in the Tribunal.
He stated that contrary to the reports, the position of the justice and members of the Tribunal are guaranteed by the Constitution.
