Lagos lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has urged Senate President Bukola Saraki to stop attending the sittings of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) with other senators.

The frontline lawyer noted that it was illegal and unlawful for the Senate President to suspend Senate’s sittings whenever his case was to be heard at the CCT.

Besides questioning the political will of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to fight corruption and impunity in the country, Falana said the action of the Senate and its President was an assault on the nation’s collective morality.

In an address, titled: As Corruption Fights Back, delivered on Monday at the investiture of Mr. Dare Oseni as the 2015/2016 President of the International Association of Lions Club, Lagos Isolo Lions Club, at Samkoll Graden, Idimu, Lagos, Falana noted that Saraki violated Paragraph 1 of the Code of Conduct for Public Officers.

The paragraph states that ”a public officer shall not put himself in a position where his personal interest conflicts with his duties and responsibilities”. Falana stressed that Saraki violated the paragraph by suspending Senate’s sittings to enable him to attend court sittings in company of fellow senators.

He said: “If this morally despicable behaviour is not halted, the distinguished senators may soon resolve to appear in the various courts in the country in solidarity with other members who are facing terrorism and corruption charges.

“As the Senate President, Dr Bukola is required to preside over the affairs of the legislative house in the discharge of its constitutional duty of making laws for the country. Attendance at court sittings in solidarity with any criminal suspect is certainly not part of the constitutional responsibilities of the senate.”

The frontline lawyer averred that it was wrong to allow public servants facing corruption allegations to remain in office in the course of the trial.

He said the proper thing was for such officers to step aside, pending when they would be cleared of such allegations.

According to him, paragraphs 303, 404 of the Federal Government Public Service Rules (Corrected Version 2008) stipulates that when a public officer is charged to court with a criminal offence he/she shall be interdicted and cease to report for duty until the determination of the case.

Falana noted that this contradicted what he called the misleading impression by some lawyers that public officers accused of corruption could not be asked to step aside.

He said: “During the period of interdiction the public officer concerned shall be entitled to 50 per cent of his/her entitlements provided that if he/she is discharged or acquitted, the officer shall be immediately reinstated and receive his/her full entitlements which have been denied him/her during the period of interdiction.”
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Nigeria Law Is Truly An As$.

no be saraki's fault jorr...
na all ds SINATORS wey no get sense

Good advice

In a country like ours, just 10 minutes absence is enough time to impeach or replace a politician, Mr Saraki himself knows this and that's the reason why he carries every other senator along with him whenever, where ever & however he pleases. If Uncle had his way he probably would have carried the speaker & other house of Reps members along too.

The Wailers will still find ways to justify the stupidity and the illegality of this bizarre act by the clueless Senator.

Barcanista
Chukwudi44
Freeglobe
Where are at?

RichDad1:
The Wailers will still find ways to justify the stupidity and the illegality of this bizarre act by the clueless Senator.

Barcanista
Chukwudi44
Freeglobe
Where are at?

So this one is still talking!! I hope he has fully recovered from the shock of missing out on the list of " saints"

It wishes the senators to excort him there,last time I checked they where never compelled

chukwudi44:

So this one is still talking!! I hope he has fully recovered from the shock of missing out on the list of " saints"

FYI, the respected SAN and human right activist does not want any ministerial post.
They are just figment of imaginations of the propaganda machine of the Wailers.

Fayemi
Oni
Falana, 3 ministers from a state? Four years is still long and you guys will get used to it soon.

Let's fg employ falana as the prosecuting lawyer and let's see if he can achieve same

Saraki doing this is an embarrassment to the league of honourables and must stop asap!!!

Action speaks louder than words.

Falana why not go to his house and warn him or beat him up?

You and that #bring back our girls madam na scam!

chukwudi44:

So this one is still talking!! I hope he has fully recovered from the shock of missing out on the list of " saints"

pa shukuuudi, i thought u claimed Saraki bargained with ministeria approval.

Na jail we dey see so oooo.

CULTIVATE SILENCE

Dear loved one, 

A farmer discovered that he had lost his watch in the barn. It was no ordinary watch because it had sentimental value for him.

After searching high and low among the hay for a long while; he gave up and enlisted the help of a group of children playing outside the barn. He promised them that the person who found it would be rewarded.

Hearing this, the children hurried inside the barn, went through and around the entire stack of hay but still could not find the watch. Just when the farmer was about to give up looking for his watch, a little boy went up to him and asked to be given another chance.

The farmer looked at him and thought, “Why not? After all, this kid looks sincere enough.” So the farmer sent the little boy back in the barn. After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand! The farmer was both happy and surprised and so he asked the boy how he succeeded where the rest had failed.

The boy replied, “I did nothing but sat on the ground and listen. In the silence, I heard the ticking of the watch and just looked for it in that direction.”

A peaceful mind can think well than a worked up mind.

Sometimes the noise in our life is so much with no clarity on what to do. The mind seems so occupied with lots of thoughts that promotes fear, discouragement and anxiety.

Let peace guard your heart this week. Consciously clear your head and mind, come to a state of rest and create an atmosphere that promotes clarity.

You’ll see your productivity level soar.

Shalom

RichDad1:

FYI, the respected SAN and human right activist does not want any ministerial post.
They are just figment of imaginations of the propaganda machine of the Wailers.

Fayemi
Oni
Falana, 3 ministers from a state? Four years is still long and you guys will get used to it soon.

Tell me a story!!!