seunmsg:


CCT is a court and it is different from CCB. Get your facts right.

for which constitution of Nigeria!

Tinubu's station. I would be crazy to waste my time watching that.

adadadon:

That's how you display ignorance .... The constitution recognises the CCB has. Court on its own

oga!quote that section of the constitution! and compare with the court of jurisprudence of the federal govt of Nigeria 1999!

chukwudi44:

I thought you people said you were going to arraign Saraki today, is this television show all you have got after so much noise

Saraki has already been arraigned before the CCT. The first hearing is what we are having today and Saraki was represented by his lawyers. The CCB is only arguing that being a criminal matter, the accused ought to appear in person and not just through his counsels. The CCT will rule on the matter when they resume.

merry02:
Tinubu is a disgrace to Yoruba kingdom for causing imbroglio in APC....this is not Awolowo legacy.

Tinubu was in front of this tribunal in 2012. Why do you have problem with Saraki facing them? Let him go and clear his name.
Are you benefiting anything directly from Saraki other than political or tribal affiliation?

merry02:
Tinubu is a disgrace to Yoruba kingdom for causing imbroglio in APC....this is not Awolowo legacy.

Saraki is a common criminal please dont support him meanwhile chukwudi44 is watching this thread

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baralatie:

oga! quote or state that supreme court verdict that stated that CCB is a court of jurisprudence against the constitution.
state the supreme court ruling that said high court cannot entertain a suite as regards the CCB!
state that part of the constitution where CCB can give INSTRUTION TO ISSUE WARRANT OF ARREST

I've no time to waste on you.

baralatie:

oga!quote that section of the constitution!
and compare with the court of jurisprudence of the federal govt of Nigeria 1999!

To espouse your ignorance not just sections matter but also also schedules

baralatie:

for which constitution of Nigeria!

The CCT is a sleeping beast that should never be nudged.
If in doubt, take a look at the powers reposed in it.

(2) Prosecutions for all offences referred to in this Act shall be instituted in the name of the Federal Republic Nigeria by the Attorney-General of the Federation or such officers in the Federal Ministry of Justice as the Attorney-General of the Federation may authorized so to do

^^^LoL. The emboldened statement nullifies the central plank of Saraki's argument.

1. Establishment of Code of Conduct Tribunal

(1)There is hereby established a tribunal to be known as the Code of Conduct Tribunal (in this Act referred to as “the Tribunal”).

(2)The tribunal shall consist of a chairman and two other members.

(3)The chairman shall be a person who has held or is qualified to hold office as a judge of a superior court of record in Nigeria and shall receive such remuneration as may be prescribed by law.

(4)The chairman and other members of the tribunal shall be appointed by the President on the Seventy years, be entitled to pension for life at a rate equivalent to his last annual salary in addition to other retirement benefits to which he may be entitled.

(3) A person holding the office of chairman or member of the Tribunal shall not be removed from his office or appointment by the President except upon an address supported by two-thirds majority of each House of the National Assembly praying that he be so removed for inability to discharge the functions of the office in question (whether arising from infirmity of mind or body) or for misconduct or for contravention of this Act.

(4) A person holding the office of chairman or member of the Tribunal shall not be removed from office before retiring age, save in accordance with the provisions of this section.

2. POWERS OF THE TRIBUNAL TO IMPOSE PUNISHMENT
(1) Where the Tribunal finds a public officer guilty of contravening any of the of the provisions of this a Act, It shall impose upon that officer any of the punishments specified under subsection (2) of this section.

(2) The punishment which the Tribunal may impose
Shall include any of the following-

(a) Vacation of office or any elective or nominated
Office, as the case may be;
(b) Disqualification from holding any public office (whether elective or not) for a period not exceeding ten years; and

(c) Seizure and forfeiture to the State of any property acquired in abuse or corruption of office.

(3) The punishments mentioned in subsection (2) of this section shall be without prejudice to the penalties that may be imposed by any law where the breach of conduct is also a criminal offence under the Criminal Code or any other enactment or law.

(4) Where the Tribunal gives a decision as to whether or not a person is guilty of a contravention of any of the provisions of this Act, an appeal shall lie as of right from such decision or from any punishment imposed on such person to the Court of Appeal at the instance of any party to the proceedings.

(5) Any right of appeal to the Court of Appeal from the decision of the Tribunal conferred by subsection (4) of this section shall be exercised in accordance with the provisions of the rules of court for the time being in force regulating the powers, practice and procedure of the Court of Appeal.

(6) Nothing in this section shall prejudice the prosecution of a public officer punished under this section, or preclude such offer (Cap. 23) from being prosecuted or punished for an offence in a court of law.

(7) The provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, relating to prerogative of mercy, shall not apply to any punishment imposed in accordance with: the provisions of this section.

3. RULES OF PROCEDURE AND INSTITUTION OF PROCEEDING
(1) The rules of procedure to be adopted in any prosecution for the offences under this Act before the Tribunal, and the forms to be used in such prosecutions shall be, as set out in the Third Schedule to this Act.

[Third Schedule]

(2) Prosecutions for all offences referred to in this Act shall be instituted in the name of the Federal Republic Nigeria by the Attorney-General of the Federation or such officers in the Federal Ministry of Justice as the Attorney-General of the Federation may authorized so to do,

(3) For the purpose of this section, the Attorney-General of the Federation may - after consultation with the Attorney General of any State in the Federation, authorize any officer of the Ministry of Justice or the State concerned to undertake any such prosecutions directly or assist therein; or

If the Tribunal so requests, or if contingencies so dictate authorize any other legal practitioner in Nigeria to undertake any such prosecution or
assist therein:
.
Provided that the question whether any authority has been given in pursuance of this subsection shall not be inquired into by any person.

(4) Any person accused of any offence referred to in this Act shall he entitled to defend himself in person or by a person of his own choice, who is a legal practitioner resident in Nigeria,

25.POWER OF ISSUE SEARCH WARRANT
Notwithstanding the provisions of any other enactment conferring power to search, if the chairman of the Tribunal is satisfied that there is a reasonable ground to suspect that there may be found in any building or other place whatsoever, any books, records, statements or information in any form whatsoever, which, in his opinion, are or may be material to the charge or any trial under this Act, he may issue a warrant under his hand authorizing any police officer or any member of the security agencies to enter, if necessary by force, the said building or other place and every part thereof, and to search for, seize and remove any such material as aforesaid, found therein,

26.INTERPRETATION
"The Bureau means the Code of Conduct Bureau established by the Constitution and under section I of this Act;

[Cap. C23]

"Business" means any profession, vocation, trade or any adventure or concern in the nature of trade, and excludes farming;

"Child" includes a step-child, a lawfully adopted child, a child born out of wedlock and any child to whom any individual stands in place of a parent;

"Emolument" means any salary, wage, overtime or leave pay, commission, fee, bonus, gratuity, benefit, advantage (whether or not the allowance, pension or annuity is paid, given or granted in respect of any
Employment or office);

"Functions" includes powers and duties;

"Foreign companies" or "foreign enterprises" means companies or enterprises in which the controlling shares are owned by persons other than the Government, its agencies or citizens of Nigeria;

"Members" includes the members or the Bureau or the Tribunal as the case may be;

"Public officer" means a person holding any of the office specified in the Second Schedule to this Act;

"The Tribunal" means the Tribunal established by and under section 20 of this Act.

To me actually I'm not always excited by this government agencies. If someone has been preventing them to do their work, what cost them to make some noise to the public and let the people be the judge. As a matter of fact, one of them could have as well resigned and that will put a lot of pressure on the government who might be seen to be sabotaging the rule of law. But now that they are fearing for their job, they now decided to make noise. Bunch of hypocrites!

Our elders say "We should first chase away the fox before we now try to pass judgement on the cock". The argument has come up that the case happened in 2003. Do we forget that he (Saraki) was governor of Kwara State between 2003 and 2011. So during those time he had immunity and was shielded from the law. So during that period, there is nothing the Bureau could do. The Bureau could easily argue that he took them 4 years to do a proper verification of the asset he declared. Moreover, the fact that he just filled a new set of form could have even given him up based on the fact that he might not have properly vetted this year declaration against the previous ones. So, that could have solidified the case against him by the CCB. And he shouldn't also forget that Tinubu was arraigned in 2011, 4 years after he had left office. So he shouldn't give us this story of witch-hunting. Let him go to the tribunal and sort himself out. Period!

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OnReflection:


The CCT is a sleeping beast that should never be nudged.
If in doubt, take a look at the powers reposed in it.


^^^LoL. The emboldened statement nullifies the central plank of Saraki's argument.

Kai Chukwudi44!!!! are you still alive? If so please check your BP rightaway. Sure it is not 280/120 ?

Saraki is a goner. Never ever fight government.

The tribunal truly has enormous powers, and I never even knew . I just hope they have a good case against him, because Saraki has a powerful team of lawyers.

OrlandoOwoh:
CCB is asking for a bench warrant to be issued for Saraki to appear before the CCT in person, not by a councel because the case is criminal, not civil.

Cc: Lalasticlala.

Chai! Saraki don enter one chance

adadadon:

To espouse your ignorance not just sections matter but also also schedules

Chairman, please CHARGE YOUR PHONE. Or has PMB's body language failed to impact your life.

And this is the government Nigerians are going to endure for the next four years.

2019 is almost here!

Our PVCs are intact!

Kontinu..

omenka:
Pa Chukwudi44 go die of heart attack today. Rotflmao.

Schukwudi, are you watching it at all?? Hope your physician is standing by with a stethoscope and a sphig.

They should chain the mofo and drag him on the ground to sit in the damn duck jor. Who dafuq does he think he is??

Don't mind him

F50:
On Tinubu station....lol
Nigeria as a country exhibits human character, I wonder what the citizens will exhibit.

What's your point? Am sure the CCB did not ban other stations from airing the proceedings live on their TV platforms.

Saraki is fighting a lost battle.

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alaoeri:
Watching it live, Sakari is a goner.
Saraki can't seat in his chambers & ask his lawyers to represent him, issue a bench warrant for him - interesting.

My dear it's the same old story nothing will come out of it.

clevadani:
Saraki is fighting a lost battle.

Who told you so? in Nigeria where everything is possible?

Nollywood

@OnReflection and @adadadon: nice work.

This CCB would be the new tool against 'barawos'.

(7) The provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, relating to prerogative of mercy, shall not apply to any punishment imposed in accordance with: the provisions of this section.

Saraki don enter am o! More to follow!

Only gra gra.

Nothing will come out of it, shey na Nigeria

OnReflection:


The CCT is a sleeping beast that should never be nudged.
If in doubt, take a look at the powers reposed in it.


^^^LoL. The emboldened statement nullifies the central plank of Saraki's argument.

and how does this change the fact that it has a restraining order to appear before a higher appellate court!

If i was Saraki i would have peacefully resign than risks being embarrassed out of office and back to square one. Saraki isn't wise.

Change thou...

989900:
@OnReflection and @adadadon: nice work.
This CCB would be the new tool against 'barawos'.

Saraki don enter am o! More to follow!

you think PMB is free to walk with the evidences flying.

merry02:
Tinubu is a disgrace to Yoruba kingdom for causing imbroglio in APC....this is not Awolowo legacy.

Shut up d Case is SARAKI VS FEDERAL GOVT.
Unless you have agreed to change Tinubu name to FG

hinwazaka:

Chairman, please CHARGE YOUR PHONE. Or has PMB's body language failed to impact your life.

Dude address the matter besides I have power stability...
That's why I am not bothered about charging