EFCC Quizzed Chairman, Code Of Conduct Tribunal, Justice Danladi Umar

April 1, 2014 News 49 Views

***As High court Judges set to report too

The operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes commission, EFCC yesterday grilled the embattled  Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Justice Danladi Yakubu Umar for six hours before he was later released on administrative bail.

Justice Umar was been interrogated by some crack operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)  over allegations of massive fraud.

The commission, acting on petitions from aggrieved staff of the CCT, contractors and top public officials, summoned the chairman and some of his top officials to appear before its operatives for interrogation or be declared wanted.

Justice Danladi Umar’s summon, which is the second in two months, is a testament to the amount of pressure heaped on the anti-graft body by aggrieved staff of the tribunal, which was established in 1979 with the primary responsibility of adjudicating and ensuring highest standard of public morality, transparency and accountability among public servants in the conduct of government business.

But the embattled chairman has engaged in a cat and mouse game with the EFCC and its operatives on the suspicion that he could be detained in connection with the allegations that he can’t account for hundreds of millions of Naira meant for staff of the CCT.

He eventually honoured the invitation yesterday and a new date has been given to him to report to the commission again in contuation of the interrogation.

The Head Media and publicity of the EFCC Mr. Wilson Uwujaren confirmed that the embattled chairman of the CCT was in the commission to honour the letter of invitation that was earlier send to him.

Meanwhile, a highly place source yesterday told Nigerian pilot that the operatives of the EFCC are still waiting for some High court Justices to appear before the commission within the week following some allegations of bribery,corruption, money laundering and abuse of office levelled against them.


http://scannewsnigeria.com/news/efcc-quizzed-chairman-code-of-conduct-tribunal-justice-danladi-umar/

Lalasticlala, abeg carry this one join em brothers wey dey FP make we dey discuss all of them dey go.

Ok, saraki news where...

If you fight corruption, corruption will fight you back with full force.

Heheheheheheh, temitemi1 just dey watch

If it was in the era of our ex preaident this can neva happen

Accused of corruption, Code of Conduct Tribunal Chairman shuns EFCC


Aside from the alleged bribe demand and collection, Mr. Umar is also being investigated for maladministration and corruption at the CCT.

The Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, Danladi Umar, has refused to honour an invitation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over corruption allegations including allegedly receiving N10 million bribe from a suspect.

The EFCC had sent an invitation to Mr. Umar on March 18; requesting that the tribunal boss appears before the commission on March 27.

Mr. Umar had allegedly demanded a N10 million bribe from a retired Comptroller of Customs, Rasheed Taiwo, who is being prosecuted at the CCT for allegedly failing to declare his asset while in office.

Mr. Taiwo told the EFCC that he paid part of the bribe, N1.8 million, to the chairman of CCT through the latter’s personal assistant.

One refusal too many

A highly placed source at the EFCC had earlier told PREMIUM TIMES that Mr. Umar failed to honour an invitation sent to him to appear before the commission on December 30, 2013.

The Head Media and Publicity, EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed that Mr. Umar failed to appear before the commission. The accused did not also notify the commission of his reason for not appearing.

It is not clear how the EFCC will handle the defiant Code of Conduct boss, whose mandate as the Chairman of the Tribunal includes curbing corruption among public officials.

Mr. Uwujaren told PREMIUM TIMES that he would consult with the commission’s operatives in charge of Mr. Umar’s case before he can give details of what the commission would do.

“I will have to interact with the operatives on the case to know the way forward on his case,” he said.

Aside from the alleged bribe demand and collection, Mr. Umar is also being investigated for maladministration and corruption at the CCT.

PREMIUM TIMES had reported how three staff of the tribunal – its accountant, Shotunde Adeyinka, and two administrative officers, Lucky Eronlan and Johnson Owopetu – who were transferred out of Abuja to Ondo, Bauchi and Katsina states respectively, under controversial circumstances, had petitioned the EFCC on Mr. Umar corrupt practises and his highhandedness.

The trio copied in the Presidency, CCT, National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, the National Judicial Council, NJC, the Senate, Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, and the Attorney General of the Federation on their petition.

In their petition, the trio listed a barrage of corruption allegation, including awarding contracts without due process, making full contract payments to contractors instead of mobilization fees, and dysfunctional appointments and promotion without board approval or regards to federal character.

There was also an alleged disappearance of N24 million belonging to the tribunal that was allegedly found in the Wuse Zone 5 residence of Mr. Umar’s late predecessor.

The seeming corruption at the CCT may not have started with Mr. Umar. His late predecessor, Murtala Sanni, was also indicted of corruption.

Mr. Umar, on assumption of duty, set up a committee to investigate Mr. Sanni for perceived corrupt practices.  The committee found Mr. Sanni culpable of awarding contracts to pseudo contractors amongst other corrupt acts.

The committee recommended that stolen monies be retrieved from Mr. Sanni’s family while all other officials who benefited from the corruption be sanctioned.

It is uncertain if the CCT implemented the recommendations as none of its indicted officials is being prosecuted.

Mr. Umar, who was to provide clarification on these issues to the EFCC, has now twice shunned the commission.

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/157787-accused-corruption-code-conduct-tribunal-chairman-shuns-efcc.html

The tribunal chairman's alleged corruption charge does not make Saraki a free man. If it's true, he should be removed and charged along with Saraki before another judge.

Nobody holy pass

The Zoo

we all know that scan news is a pdp parrot website.

Ok

adedayourt:
If it was in the era of our ex preaident this can neva happen

Always check the date an article was published before commenting on it.

Thank you.

Every politician that knows his onions should be an avid CHESS player with keen interest/understanding in the game of POWER.

wonderful, no wonder the man is so bold.. he must have had an agreement with buhari and apc to let him off the hook if he indicts saraki.

now how can this man not be biased. hmm the way am seeing it this country is the real zoo.

the only way corruption can be fought in this country is for pmb to start with his tenure, if u dare go to the past, even those u would use to probe the corrupt are also corrupt.

The insightful gej saw this. that was why instead of wasting money on futile trials. he decided to block all leakages that might lead to corruption.

So himself is a thief, let me see how thief will catch thief. when you want to go to equity go with clean hand.

Johnnyessence:
we all know that scan news is a pdp parrot website.

How about this?

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/157787-accused-corruption-code-conduct-tribunal-chairman-shuns-efcc.html

bonechamberlain:
wonderful, no wonder the man is so bold.. he must have had an agreement with buhari and apc to let him off the hook if he indicts saraki.

now how can this man not be biased. hmm the way am seeing it this country is the real zoo.

the only way corruption can be fought in this country is for pmb to start with his tenure, if u dare go to the past, even those u would use to probe the corrupt are also corrupt.

The insightful gej saw this. that was why instead of wasting money on futile trials. he decided to block all leakages that might lead to corruption.

exactly

Politics is a real dirty game

administratative what,,,,,,,,,,,
did I just read the word "bail!!!!!"


he is not fit to preside over any case be that!!!

Lord help me not to give up on your beloved country Nigeria!

I hope you can also read. It was an allegation in which he honoured the invitation of EFCC unlike Saraki that is invited and refused to appear. Then the CCB chairman didnt claim it was a witch hunt unlike our SP!

ejirede:
I hope you can also read. It was an allegation in which he honoured the invitation of EFCC unlike Saraki that is invited and refused to appear. Then the CCB chairman didnt claim it was a witch hunt unlike our SP!

Did you read this as well?

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/157787-accused-corruption-code-conduct-tribunal-chairman-shuns-efcc.html

sunnyb0b0:


Did you read this as well?

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/157787-accused-corruption-code-conduct-tribunal-chairman-shuns-efcc.html

This one is another season film o

The APC pull him down (PHD) dramas continue, again gullible people are happy, dancing, discussing, analyzing and permutating future outcomes in this distracting season film with passion. Overlooking more important issues (Governance and Economy), the areas that affects us all.

Those that will arbitrate in this fight against corruption must not be compromised individuals.