A group, Registered Trustees of Mission for Peace and Development Initiative has dragged the chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Mr. Danladi Umar, before a federal high court in Abuja, asking it to sack Umar over allegations of money laundering and bribery.

In the suit, the plaintiff also accused the tribunal chairman of money laundering, bribery and other vices.

The group, through its lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, also joined the Code of Conduct Tribunal, EFCC and Attorney General of the Federation as 2nd to 4th defendants.

In its originating summons brought pursuant to Orders 3 Rule 6 and 7 of the Federal High Court Civil Procedure Rules (2009), the plaintiff is asking the court whether, upon a careful and combined construction of Rules 1, 5 (1) & (11), Rules 3, F, L, of the Code of Conduct for Judicial Officers, Part 1, Paragraph 7 (B) Paragraph 9, 13, Part 11 & Paragraph 12 of the Fifth Schedule to the Constitution of The Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, as Altered, Sections 5, 10 (1), 13, 17 & 22 (3) of The Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act, the 1st Defendant is a fit and proper person to sit in judgment over Nigerians and preside over the affairs of the Code of Conduct Tribunal and dispense justice to all manner of people who appear before it, without fear or favour, malice or ill will, having been investigated by the 3rd Defendant (EFCC) and adjudged to have run foul of the provisions of the code of conduct for judicial officers and other extant provisions.

The plaintiff also wants the court to determine whether the 1st Defendant is a fit and proper person and is estopped from sitting in judgment over Nigerians and presiding over the affairs of the Code of Conduct Tribunal and dispense justice to all manner of people who appear before it, without fear or favour, malice or ill will, having run foul of the provisions of the Code of Conduct for Judicial Officers, by secretly meeting with an accused person standing trial before him ex parte, without the presence of the prosecution and court officials.

In addition, the plaintiff wants the court to answer whether by virtue of the combined provisions of Section 6 (b) & (h) and Section 7 (1) (a) and (b) & (2) of the EFCC Act, Cap., E1, LFN, 2004, the EFCC is not under a statutory duty to prosecute the 1st Defendant having investigated him (1st Defendant), and found him culpable of the offences of conspiracy, bribery, abuse of office and money laundering, charges that drawn up by the EFCC (3rd Defendant herein), but never activated nor filed till date for inexplicable reasons.

The plaintiff is however praying the court for a declaration that by the combined effect of the provisions of Rules 1, 5 (1) & (11), Rules 3, F, L, of the Code of Conduct for Judicial Officers, Fifth Schedule Part 1, Paragraph 7 (B) Paragraph 9, 13, Part 11 & Paragraph 12 of the Constitution of The Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, as altered, Sections 5, 10 (1), 13, 17 & 22 (3) of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act, 1st Defendant is not fit and proper person to sit in judgment and preside over the affairs of the Code of Conduct Tribunal and dispense justice to all Nigerians who appear before it, irrespective of gender, tribe, religion, or political persuasion, without fear or favour, malice or ill will, having run foul of the provisions of the Code of Conduct for Judicial Officers, and other extant provisions.

The plaintiff wants a declaration that in the light of falling foul of the above statutes, the 1st Defendant is not a fit and proper person to further sit in judgment over others, preside over the affairs of the Code of Conduct Tribunal and dispense justice to Nigerians.

No date has been fixed for the case.


http://www.leadership.ng/news/473064/cct-chairman-sued-over-money-laundering-bribery

The hunter is now the hunted. Hahahahaha.
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Titilayodeji13:
A group, Registered Trustees of Mission for Peace and Development Initiative has dragged the chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Mr. Danladi Umar, before a federal high court in Abuja, asking it to sack Umar over allegations of money laundering and bribery.

In the suit, the plaintiff also accused the tribunal chairman of money laundering, bribery and other vices.

The group, through its lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, also joined the Code of Conduct Tribunal, EFCC and Attorney General of the Federation as 2nd to 4th defendants.

In its originating summons brought pursuant to Orders 3 Rule 6 and 7 of the Federal High Court Civil Procedure Rules (2009), the plaintiff is asking the court whether, upon a careful and combined construction of Rules 1, 5 (1) & (11), Rules 3, F, L, of the Code of Conduct for Judicial Officers, Part 1, Paragraph 7 (B) Paragraph 9, 13, Part 11 & Paragraph 12 of the Fifth Schedule to the Constitution of The Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, as Altered, Sections 5, 10 (1), 13, 17 & 22 (3) of The Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act, the 1st Defendant is a fit and proper person to sit in judgment over Nigerians and preside over the affairs of the Code of Conduct Tribunal and dispense justice to all manner of people who appear before it, without fear or favour, malice or ill will, having been investigated by the 3rd Defendant (EFCC) and adjudged to have run foul of the provisions of the code of conduct for judicial officers and other extant provisions.

The plaintiff also wants the court to determine whether the 1st Defendant is a fit and proper person and is estopped from sitting in judgment over Nigerians and presiding over the affairs of the Code of Conduct Tribunal and dispense justice to all manner of people who appear before it, without fear or favour, malice or ill will, having run foul of the provisions of the Code of Conduct for Judicial Officers, by secretly meeting with an accused person standing trial before him ex parte, without the presence of the prosecution and court officials.

In addition, the plaintiff wants the court to answer whether by virtue of the combined provisions of Section 6 (b) & (h) and Section 7 (1) (a) and (b) & (2) of the EFCC Act, Cap., E1, LFN, 2004, the EFCC is not under a statutory duty to prosecute the 1st Defendant having investigated him (1st Defendant), and found him culpable of the offences of conspiracy, bribery, abuse of office and money laundering, charges that drawn up by the EFCC (3rd Defendant herein), but never activated nor filed till date for inexplicable reasons.

The plaintiff is however praying the court for a declaration that by the combined effect of the provisions of Rules 1, 5 (1) & (11), Rules 3, F, L, of the Code of Conduct for Judicial Officers, Fifth Schedule Part 1, Paragraph 7 (B) Paragraph 9, 13, Part 11 & Paragraph 12 of the Constitution of The Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, as altered, Sections 5, 10 (1), 13, 17 & 22 (3) of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act, 1st Defendant is not fit and proper person to sit in judgment and preside over the affairs of the Code of Conduct Tribunal and dispense justice to all Nigerians who appear before it, irrespective of gender, tribe, religion, or political persuasion, without fear or favour, malice or ill will, having run foul of the provisions of the Code of Conduct for Judicial Officers, and other extant provisions.

The plaintiff wants a declaration that in the light of falling foul of the above statutes, the 1st Defendant is not a fit and proper person to further sit in judgment over others, preside over the affairs of the Code of Conduct Tribunal and dispense justice to Nigerians.

No date has been fixed for the case.


http://www.leadership.ng/news/473064/cct-chairman-sued-over-money-laundering-bribery

Hmm, another twist

This is GAME OF THRONES going on life in Nigerian politics. We are watching how it goes down.

Lolz.... SARAKI

Lobatan.....
But who is clean in this Nigeria, if this vibrant young man can be traced with money laundring......the system is so porous such that if Obama ruled Nigeria for just 2years , he does not need to steal... money will "steal him"...lol

Sarakis online advocate over to you;
cc;pachukwudi

All this useless (hungry lawyers) groups always popping up at suspicious times.



They should go and sit down. We saw a lot of them during GEJ's last days in office.

When you fight corruption, corruption tends to fight back

Hahaha... I'm so loving this Saraki and CCT game... Indeed everyone of them has got a skeleton in their cupboard.

BTW Is it because its Saraki that's in the spotlight this issue is coming up? So they didn't know since that Justice Danlami had been indicted for these charges before now?
#WeepForNaija. I really doubt the fact that corruption would be swept out of this country anytime soon.

Ghen-ghen! It seems like everyone in the corridors of power,have at least one case of corruption hanging around their necks. Naija,I hail thee!!!

Boss13:
When you fight corruption, corruption tends to fight back

This looks like Saraki s quote.

And the hunter becomes the hunted.

Gradually, the script is being played out.

The Truth is dat;only d poor is free of corruption, even PMB himself if scrutinise very well is also corrupt. B4 u go 4 my head, what's d real definition 4 corruption?

..and Jesus bowed his head and said with a calm voice ..

..He that is without sin should cast the first stone



..and he lifted his face up and behold, they have all walked away ..

What do these people really think we are? How can this country ever progress with all these accusations and counter accusations? Unfortunately the judiciary is not helping matter through delay tactics being employed when elites are involved.

christinie:
The hunter is now the hunted. Hahahahaha.
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You used the right adjective Sis.

Nigerian politics as dirty as it is, always amuses me. It will be a big shame and disgrace to Mr. Danladi Umar if he is found guilty of the above charges.

The Senate President will have a temporary sigh of relief while also thinking hard the next card to play.

No problem, sack Umar and we'll get you another no nonsense cct chairman, saraki can never escape this

I weep for naija. This is a clear example of corruption fighting back. Saraki, u must served jail IJN.

This is an exercise in futility. They are trying to fight the calm, wise, young and handsome judge.

This is one thing I really like about well educated Northerners, they are usually very calm and exude confidence & wisdom.

They tried same nonsense with Jega and he took them to the cleaners.

Someone should pls remind this Ozeokome that the era of getting ambiguous and silly injunctions is over. Many thanks to the current CJN.

The court will attend to the case properly and the CCT chairman will send a legal representative, while he continues his work diligently.

Someone should also pls ask this Ozeokome (fake SAN) what happened to all the frivolous suits he filed in a feigned support for the PDP during GEJ's pathetic era??

Did he emerge successful in say just one of them?!!

Unserious hungry attention-seeking lawyer.

It seems everyone is now having a dossier on the next man!

Yeye dey smell

Everyone knows the useless CCT chair is corrupt !! Thank God the long arm of the law has finally caught up with him

Saraki did desamethin wit efcc chairman and toyin saraki case it as buried....................but leave it or u take it......4 dis new development saraki will go to jail....

chukwudi44:
Everyone knows the useless CCT chair is corrupt !! Thank God the long arm of the law has finally caught up with him

This comedian has come again?

All your submissions are usually wrong. And you'll start screaming Appeal court, then later...supreme court!

After the supreme court ruled against your silly unreasonable argument, you then go into a mourning hibernation.

You are nothing but a comic relief

I love this country called NIGERIA.

chukwudi44:
Everyone knows the useless CCT chair is corrupt !! Thank God the long arm of the law has finally caught up with him

lol abobaku...............aligation against cct chairman lack merit...........

this country is a joke,.......tufiaaa?!!!

At last Saraki also find a way to fight back. Interesting though.

Corruption (Saraki) fighting back.

chukwudi44:
Everyone knows the useless CCT chair is corrupt !! Thank God the long arm of the law has finally caught up with him

Are you serious is this news real then why is the man so harsh on Saraki when he himself is corrupt.