by Yusuf Alli, April 19, 2016

Panel: you must appear on Thurs

I won’t come, says Judge

‘My trial won’t disturb Senate’

Senators may have set the stage for a major confrontation between them and the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) over Senate President Bukola Saraki’s trial for alleged falsification of assets. The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions yesterday summoned CCT Chairman Justice Danladi Umar over allegations of corruption against him.

The invitation, coming on a day Justice Umar said Saraki’s trial will run daily, appeared a new twist to the matter. In a letter signed yesterday by the Clerk of the Committee, Freedom Odolo,the Senate asked Justice Umar to appear unfailingly by 2pm on Thursday. But Justice Umar replied the committee that he has a court sitting on Thursday and throughout the week.

He said he would not be available until after the court sittings, which is on Saraki’s trial. The invitation letter was delivered to the CCT chairman shortly after he ruled that the tribunal will be sitting daily from 9am to 6pm.
The committee said: “Your letter with reference number CCT/HQ/ 126/S/ 111/ 515 dated 1st April, 2016 in which you requested for more time to enable you attend the hearing was received. “After due consideration of your request, the Committee rescheduled the hearing to give you at least two weeks from the 4th of April when you should have appeared.

“Accordingly, you are now required to appear unfailingly as follows: Thursday, 21st April, 2016, Meeting Room 120 New Senate Building, National Assembly Complex. Time: 2pm “Please, remember to come personally along with 12 copies of any written submission you may wish to present.” A source said: “The battle line is drawn between the Senate and the CCT chairman. Some Senators are angry over his decision to allow the tribunal to sit from 9am to 6pm.

“They saw the CCT Chairman’s decision as a plot to deny Saraki any opportunity to preside over the Senate plenary throughout his trial. “Now, these Senators have also launched a counter-attack against the CCT chairman by revisiting the outstanding petition against the judge.

“Shortly after the CCT chairman decided to be sitting daily till 6pm, a letter came from the Senate Committee inviting Justice Umar on the outstanding petition against him.” But a source in CCT said: “The judge has asked the Registrar of the tribunal to write the Senate committee that he has a court sitting on Thursday and throughout the week and won’t be able to honour the summons. “The CCT Chairman’s letter was sent last night to the committee.”

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Mynd44, Lalasticlala

Waste Of Time.....

mtchew. Useless senate. Leave trash for LAWMA

Corruption seriously fighting back.

Please the Senate should be scraped, at least house of rep is enough for us

How did we find ourselves in this mess? If any senator from my state is part of this trash, may he/she never experience peace from now till his/her 4th generation. The real enemy of Nigeria has just unmasked him/herself. If we can't go near these senators, we can as much stone them from distance and also bash them through the phone numbers we've got from SR..... Shameless mofos

Why all this move now? Doing the wright thing at the wrong time.

INEC should be empowered to make the process of recalling a NASS member easier, its needed now. The senate should be scrapped

this judge moral no be here oooo

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When United, there is no institution as powerful as the Nigerian Senate, just that they haven't realised their godlike status in Nigerian politics or should I say they are not really United . If the Senate want they can deal with the executive and Judiciary hands down. They can put an end to this Saraki's issue and even give themselves immunity clause in just one sitting, they are that powerful.... Now the Senate want to throw its last card on the table. If you as a judge say you can't honour the Senate because you have a court sitting, then Saraki won't honour your court because he has a Senate sitting... But I trust this Judge, he is young and ambitious and most importantly, has the backing of some of the most powerful men in the country. This seasonal film does not have any intention of ending anytime soon.. *Grabs popcorn**

Frankiss44:
When United, there is no institution as powerful as the Nigerian Senate, just that they haven't realised their godlike status in Nigerian politics or should I say they are not really United . If the Senate want they can deal with the executive and Judiciary hands down. They can put an end to this Saraki's issue and even give themselves immunity clause in just one sitting, they are that powerful.... Now the Senate want to throw its last card on the table. If you as a judge say you can't honour the Senate because you have a court sitting, then Saraki won't honour your court because he has a Senate sitting... But I trust this Judge, he is young and ambitious and most importantly, has the backing of some of the most powerful men in the country. This seasonal film does not have any intention of ending anytime soon.. *Grabs popcorn**

Abeg, no finish that popcorn ..

Gives him cold Kunu

Mmm,these thieves really mean business. Can any good thing comes out of National Assembly? If the assembly of these rogues cannot disassemble where are in for it.

This country is too corrupt. We need to rewrite Nigeria from the scratch. I can't believe what this country is turning to

We need to start stoning those thieves. Seriously, we need to start killing them.

gebest:
Please the Senate should be scraped, at least house of rep is enough for us

Supported. How can we make that possible. The senate is the problem of this country. Haha!

dunkem21:



Abeg, no finish that popcorn ..

Gives him cold Kunu

Hahahaha.. This your combo Na die oh.. Abi you be harrysong when DEY mix gala and beer?

Judge free Saraki joor,after all he is still better than Oga @ the top . politically motivated trial.
Someone has 150 Cows during campaign, 5 months later, he has 270 cows during declaration of assets. Nobody is ready to ask him how come. Still a plot of land in Port Harcourt is still missing till today . You are here shouting jail Saraki he is a thief nonsense.

supported d Senate should be scrape, dats Nigeria's biggest problem

I really blame Nigerians.. .. If we voted people based on performance and not party line... this people will be afraid to do all this rubbish knowing it will be used to campaign against them.... But they know #5000 equals one vote and maybe a little show off

We Nigerians deserve what we get from our leaders

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