http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/09/ccbcct-vs-saraki-vs-efcc-corruption-unlimited/
•Web of alleged graft that binds Conduct
Bureau, Tribunal, EFCC, Senate President
•Why Senate President must face Tribunal
By Jide Ajani
At a time when it all looked uncertain, Sunday
Vanguard dared to tell the world, categorically,
in September 2011, that the case by the Code
of Conduct Bureau, CCB, against, former
governor of Lagos State, Ashiwaju Bola Ahmed
Tinubu, would fail because it was a voyage in
misadventure. It did. Today, four years after,
the same CCB, with its Chairman, Sam Saba,
has embarked on another voyage, this time
against Senate President Bukola Saraki, at a
time when the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC, is also investigating the
former for allegations leveled against him by
some staff regarding diversion of funds meant
for promotion arrears. This report will show
why President Muhammadu Buhari must dispel
the insinuation that his anti-corruption war, as
being polluted by the CCB, the CCT, as well as
Ibrahim Lamorde, Chairman of the EFCC, who
himself is being investigated by the Senate for
alleged diversion of N2trillion in recovered
loot, is not his making by bringing-in fresh
hands to help him fight this war. The report
will also show why, like Tinubu, Saraki should
face the tribunal and get this monkey off his
back – if he can.
A WEB OF CORRUPT PRACTICES
Sam Saba, CCB Chairman
Sam-Saba
A petition from M L Ibrahim & Co Chambers in
Kano, against Sam Saba, Chairman, Code of
Conduct Bureau, dated May 7, 2015, was sent
to the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC. The particulars of the
petition, which was primarily the alleged
diversion of over N100million by the
Chairman, was signed by Lawan Yaro
Mohammed.
Sunday Vanguard gathered from Mohammed
during a telephone chat, yesterday, that the
petition was, indeed, sent to the EFCC. He also
confirmed that the EFCC had been inviting
Saba in the course of the investigation of the
matter.
That was not all.
Sunday Vanguard was able to also establish
that, as was the case with a former governor of
Lagos State, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, when Saba,
working with some officials of Goodluck
Jonathan’s Presidency, arraigned Tinubu
without informing his fellow Commissioners at
CCB, the case against Saraki, without prejudice
to its merit, was also kick-started without the
full knowledge and participation of fellow
Commissioners. In 2011, the Commissioner in
charge of the South-West Zone, as was
published at that time, did not even know
Tinubu would be arraigned.
Therefore, yesterday, Sunday Vanguard got in
touch with the Commissioner in charge of
North-Central Zone, Dr. Christie Ekoja.
Asked if she carried out the verification of the
assets declaration of Saraki and if the CCB
invited the beleaguered senator for
clarification, she politely responded by saying
“no comment”. The question is, why would the
head of an anti-corruption body, enmeshed in
allegations of corruption, be the one to set
another for arraignment before a court?
Bukola Saraki and alleged false declaration
The charges against Saraki are already well
know and are in the public domain, from
under-declaration to anticipatory declaration.
The CCT is seeking his appearance tomorrow to
answer to these charges.
He is also being accused of operating a foreign
bank account as a public officer.
Whatever defects he claims the allegations
have, he still needs to appear before the
tribunal and defend himself. Until he is
discharged of these allegations, they will hang
over him no matter the plethora of court
orders he gets.

Bribery allegation and Mr. Danladi Umar,
CCT Chairman’s Office
Danladi-Umar
The third leg of the web of alleged corruption
is Danladi Yakubu Umar, the Chairman of the
Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT. Information
available to Sunday Vanguard suggests that,
sometime last year, a retired Comptroller of
Customs, Rasheed Owolabi Taiwo, who was
standing trial before Umar, allegedly
negotiated a deal either with Umar or
somebody in his office. N10million was the
amount said to have been agreed to. Taiwo,
playing along, allegedly paid N1.8million into
the account of the PA to Umar. Now whether
it was meant for Umar or the PA was
conducting his own private racket, is still being
investigated by the EFCC.
Yet, the bulk of the witnesses the CCB and the
CCT would be relying on are coming from the
EFCC end. Still, it has not pricked the
conscience of the EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim
Lamorde, or Saba of CCB and Umar of CCT that
Nigerians would read a meaning of an unholy
alliance into what is at play.
Ibrahim Lamorde of EFCC and allegations of
embezzlement
The drama started with the EFCC inviting the
wife of the Senate President, Toyin Saraki, for
questioning. She was questioned, last month,
but has so far not been charged to court by
the Commission. It was after that that, the
Senate, acting on a petition by one George
Uboh alleging that Lamorde embezzled
N2trillion, being proceeds of the sale of
forfeited assets and recovered funds.
Meanwhile, the investigation by the Senate
Committee is still on. Therefore, no other time
would have been more opportune to rush
before the CCT – without prejudice to the facts
of the matter as presented before the CCT.
Connecting the dots
EFCC-boss-Ibrahim-Lamorde
Once Saraki became Senate President by
eyeballing his party, the All Progressives
Congress, APC, and going ahead to defy same
when filling leadership positions in the Senate,
even a fool would have known that there
would be a fight-back. But no one would have
expected the fight-back to come in this form.
The legally laid down procedure for conducting
an investigation in the event of any allegation
of a breach of its Act by public officers
covered by the Code of Conduct Bureau and
Tribunal Act provides thus:
(1)Any complaint that a public officer has
committed a breach of or has not complied
with the provisions of this Act shall be made to
the Bureau. (2) Upon the receipt of any
complaint, the Bureau shall cause a notice to
be served on the public officer concerned to
appear before it within a period of fourteen
days from the service of the said notice. (3)
The Bureau shall upon the commencement of
investigation serve a notice debarring the
public officer concerned from disposing of or
otherwise dealing with any property which is
the subject of investigation
By virtue of the above section, the Code of
Conduct Bureau is required and mandated by
law to serve notice on any public officer
against whom a complaint has been made.
Having spoken with the Commissioner for the
North-Central Zone, Sunday Vanguard was
reliably informed at the CCB that no service
has been made on the Senate President yet.
Whereas President Buhari is bent on fighting
corruption, this convoluted approach,
especially the web of alleged corrupt practices
between the Senate President, Saraki, EFCC’s
Ibrahim Lamorde’s on-investigation by the
Senate, the petitions against Sam Saba of CCB
and Danladi Umar of CCT, all form a staple for
corruption unlimited.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/09/ccbcct-vs-saraki-vs-efcc-corruption-unlimited/

The story getting more K-leg by the day,as some of us warned it would.
Why did the CCB not serve Saraki the required 14-day notice to come explain his asset declaration?.
Why were the other Commissioners kept in the dark about the whole process against Saraki?.Why the rush to the Tribunal with so many things left undone?.

Dhugal:
The story getting more K-leg by the day,as some of us warned it would.
Why did the CCB not serve Saraki the required 14-day notice to come explain his asset declaration?.
Why were the other Commissioners kept in the dark about the whole process against Saraki?.Why the rush to the Tribunal with so many things left undone?.

The aim is not to convict but to embarrass and undermine his moral authority to preside as senate president. Saraki may be undeserving of my sympathy but this is not about him as a person but about the health of our nation and her trajectory. All reasonable and well meaning Nigerians must stand as one in rejecting the misuse of state institutions for personal vendetta

I pray Saraki does not end up in jail and about his allegation of FG witch hunt is ridiculous since he himself is also using his power as the Senate president to probe EFCC's chairman which did not yield any results! !!

What will it cost judas saraki to come to ccb with all its book to clear the air. He is the nation number 3 man for christ sake and any body can dig up a case which he must be able to defend his integrity.

redsconsult:
What will it cost judas saraki to come to ccb with all its book to clear the air. He is the nation number 3 man for christ sake and any body can dig up a case which he must be able to defend his integrity.

Did you even read the post?.
Against all laid down rules,the CCB did not invite him,give him the required 14-days notice to come clear the books before rushing to the Tribunal.
Heck,the other Commissioners were in the dark about what's up,even the Commissioner in charge of North-Central zone.
All these stinks of a hatchet job.
Note: I'm in no way holding brief for Saraki,but if laid down rules.If we're to wage the war against corruption succesfully,then things must be done the right way.As it's starting to look now,guilty or not,Saraki might walk free based on technicalities.
I'll keep reminding people of the case of Wabara during the OBJ era.

Dhugal:

Did you even read the post?.
Against all laid down rules,the CCB did not invite him,give him the required 14-days notice to come clear the books before rushing to the Tribunal.
Heck,the other Commissioners were in the dark about what's up,even the Commissioner in charge of North-Central zone.
All these stinks of a hatchet job.
Note: I'm in no way holding brief for Saraki,but if laid down rules.If we're to wage the war against corruption succesfully,then things must be done the right way.As it's starting to look now,guilty or not,Saraki might walk free based on technicalities.
I'll keep reminding people of the case of Wabara during the OBJ era.

I blive since saraki is not contesting the laid down rules means due process has been followed the only contest from saraki is d right of ccb over the case .