#CCTvsSaraki: Counsel to FG Becomes Counsel to CCT Chairman Over Motion on his Corruption Case


As the trial of the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, continues at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), the lead counsel Rotimi Jacobs has assumed a new role as counsel to the CCT boss Danladi Umar.


While entertaining a motion filed by one of Saraki’s Counsel’s, Ajibola Oluyede requesting that he withdraws from presiding over the CCT because of pending bribery charges against him.


Oluyede stated emphatically that Dan Ladi Umar’s relationship with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), as a suspect in a N10million bribery investigation, made him unfit to preside over a case being investigated by the EFCC .


Counsel to ‎the Federal Government and persecuting counsel Rotimi Jacobs immediately assumed the role of a counsel to Umar and argued for him intercepting Oluyede.


‎" Your lordship hasn't been charged to any court; not convicted by any court. You're not under any trial. Investigation is a mere investigation the defendant here is still performing his duty as a senator. Today he's the senate president and he's now saying someone who hasn't been charged not to perform his duty".


"Mr Oluyede has never appeared before this court as at the time he filled his motion case is between CCT and Bukola Saraki and EFCC isn't involved at all‎ the defender is harassing the tribunal‎". Rotimi yelled


He raised up various more points in defence‎ of Umar as opposed to his core duty as the persecuting counsel in the case filed against Bukola Saraki by the Code of Conduct Bureau .


Recall that last week Umar had set the precedence by assuming the role of the per‎secuting judge, the witness and the presiding Judge.

Thieves fighting thieves

Sensational headline !
When was Danjuma Umar convicted, what makes him a corrupt judge. Allow this man to hear this case please, saraki's antics are just revealing what kind of a criminal he is. He said that he was ready for trial and can't wait for the trial to commence. Why is he now running from pillar to post to stop his trial. The people of kwara state have been raped economically, they deserve justice. Of all the states that will clock 50years next year may, kwara is the most backward.

Pls OP remove ' the corrupt judge ' from the headline.

@ op Please, are you implying EXPRESSLY that CORRUPT JUDGE UMAR can not try CORRUPT SENATE PRESIDENT SARAKI?

And so? They have every right to do that... They see that motion as another flimsy attempt to hamper the movement of the trial, so they jumped to argue it.. Only the judge is supposed to be neutral.

This is a motion that the defense counsel raised, should the prosecution counsel not oppose it if it's not in their favor just because it involves the tribunal chairman?