September 20, 2015 ↔ 1 comment
Saraki Arrest Order: CCT Showed Judicial Recklessness And Delebrate Invitation To Anarchy – Ozekhome



Constitutional lawyer and human right activist, Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, has dismissed the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT)’s position that it shares coordinate jurisdiction with the Federal High Court (FHC), the position that made it order the arrest of Senate President Bukola Saraki despite the order of a Federal High Court stopping the prosecution.


“What Justice Umar did amounted to judicial recklessness and a deliberate invitation to anarchy. It is a clear example of using the institution of the judiciary to abuse the citizens fundamental right,” Ozekhome said.

“It is judicial recklessness in the sense that there was already a subsisting order by Justice A.R. Mohammed of the FHC who had ordered the tribunal Chairman and officers of the Attorney General of the Federation that signed the charge against the Senate President to appear before him on Monday.

“In law, what Justice Umar ought to have done was to tell his lawyers to go to the Federal High Court to set aside the order or appeal against it. For him to have been shown a copy of the order and he said `I have seen it’ and still went ahead to issue a bench warrant against Saraki is most reckless and irresponsible.”

Speaking on the power of the CCT, the SAN said: “It is a fallacy for the CCT Chairman to think that he has coordinate jurisdiction with the Federal High Court. Maybe the Chairman is an illiterate on our law and constitutional organogram of the judiciary. If he is aware, he will know that the CCT is not part of the courts recognised by Section 6 of the Constitution which specifically lists all the superior courts and the CCT is not one of them.”

Also reacting, Mr. Utstaz Yunus Usman, SAN, said: “My take is that if there is an order from another court, the CCT ought not to have issued bench warrant because the Federal High Court, whether rightly or wrongly, if a court gives an order, even if you are of coordinate jurisdiction, the other court ought not to proceed with the matter.

“The CCT Chairman ought to have asked the prosecution to go and vacate the order of the Federal High Court first. It is very obvious from this case that politicians are trying to bring anarchy in this country. If there is an order, it ought to be vacated before the bench warrant. The way they are going, politicians should be careful not to bring anarchy and lawlessness to this nation.”


http://www.informationng.com/2015/09/saraki-arrest-order-cct-showed-judicial-recklessness-and-delebrate-invitation-to-anarchy-ozekhome.html

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It is not because the CCB/T does not know the law,rather it is the manifestation of a dictator in power being instigated by the most corrupt man in Nigeria (Tinubu) using the instrumentality of the state

Mr lawyer, we don pass this level.
How much did Mr Saraki paid u.
Day don break, were is the bager?
Get him arrested.



So wailing wailers get their association in lawyers ?
There are everywhere

Hmmmmmmm Hmmmmmmm

what exactly do you guys want? they're probing corruption, you say they're witch hunting, now that they're probing on of themselve you still label them dictator, @ ozin your type is the reason why we remain stagnant as a nation

See all of them mtcheew ....
Polithiefcians

Thief calling thief thief

This man is only seeking attention.

Another hungry PDP lawyer on the loose. You can keep twisting the law as much as you want but Saraki must answer to all the charges levelled against him.

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As usual all the lying liars who commented ignored the message to attack the messenger!!Today will be very interesting!! Dont be suprised of the CCB are slammed with contempt of court at the end of the day.

I see saraki scaling thru

alrahmanonline:
what exactly do you guys want? they're probing corruption, you say they're witch hunting, now that they're probing on of themselve you still label them dictator, @ ozin your type is the reason why we remain stagnant as a nation

So because you want to fight corruption,you should not follow the rule of the law?

See distraction


Judicial recklessness or Financial recklessness ?


He should come and defend himself let's not forget the original issue

You cannot get this kind if news on The Nations, TVC . We will see how things go today. But personally, #istandbySaraki

chukwudi44:


So because you want to fight corruption,you should not follow the rule of the law?

didn't they followed due procees?Wailing wailers are so confused n restless.What a shame.

Hmmmmmm

disloman:
didn't they followed due procees?Wailing wailers are so confused n restless.What a shame.

Which stupid due process? So because they have a deadline to convict Saraki at all costs they ignored a valid order from a superior court of record!! Like i said before today would be very interesting!! They CCB would be in hot soup for ignoring the orders of the FHC

When you say the truth, they call you a wailer..... The truth is always bitter to them, so they prefer lies..... I really pity them cos this spell of slavery cast on them may take a lifetime. Smh

That is one thing about law,open to different interpretation,that is why there are courts my friends,let the parties play out their fight legally but we shouldn't take sides.
None of them know exactly how this will end hoping.
I know one thing for sure,this is the drama of politicians that always spoiled our democracy,like joke one year is gone and the remaining three is wasted and the sound vision they has at campaign needs another tenure and even if they win,the fight continues as someone must be the enemy.While Nigerians fund their insane vision which if they were thesis no Professor would agree to supervise

Pa Chukwudi44, time for school. Day don break.

In as much as i want corrupt official to be jailed and strip of whatever privileges they enjoy and all the stolen money they acquired illegally returned to the coffers of the govt, their prosecution should be carried out without impeding on their fundamental rights and in accordance with the law.

Mike Ozekhome,that pdp lawyer...he is always on the juicy side,No wonder he was kidnapped few months back...

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someone should please give dat man a bottle of origin and weederness to chill on

Different interpretations everywhere! I don't know why they would not just write the constitution/acts in simplified words that all can decipher easily without debates.

This Ozekhome sef! He don too yarn opata o

seunmsg:
Another hungry PDP lawyer on the loose. You can keep twisting the law as much as you want but Saraki must answer to all the charges levelled against him.

Did you read the submission of the second Lawyer on this report? Is Mr. Yunus Usman also a PDP Lawyer? Why would you allow your hatred for Saraki to becloud your common sense of reasoning?

handie:
This Ozekhome sef! He don too yarn opata o

Was it only Ozekhome's submission you read? Did you read the submission of the second Lawyer on this report? (Yunus Usman)?

Ozin:
It is not because the CCB/T does not know the law,rather it is the manifestation of a dictator in power being instigated by the most corrupt man in Nigeria (Tinubu) using the instrumentality of the state

you have been dully noted sir, Saraki must go and answer, all those SANs making noise in the noise paper will not help him. I will advise he runs to Sambisa or Chad for safety

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JustCalMeDBoss:
I see saraki scaling thru

They are making him more popular by the day, he is getting more sympathizers everyday.

seunmsg:
Another hungry PDP lawyer on the loose. You can keep twisting the law as much as you want but Saraki must answer to all the charges levelled against him.

You cannot rise to SANship by being a "hungry lawyer"therefore I rule you out of order. Next...