t is now a notorious fact that the Former governor of Lagos state has been dragged before the code of conduct tribunal ,CCT sitting in Abuja on three count charge that he operated 10 foreign accounts while in office between 1999 and 2007.
A mild drama ensued at the tribunal yesterday while the trial was on , while the prosecution counsel and defence counsel were busy having their verbal warfare on some preliminary issues Tinubu remained comfortably seated at the gallery, a situation that prompted the prosecution Lawyer to insist that he should mount the dock
“Before we proceed Sir, I wish to make an observation. This is a criminal matter, and by the rules of this court once an accused is before the tribunal, a chair is placed for him at the dock to sit and listen to the proceedings.”
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