CCT Chairman has No Regard for 2nd CCT Judge.

Danladi Umar, chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), has shown himself to be a rigid judicial tyrant.

His proceedings in the trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki have always been strait-jacketed.

He has serially rubbished the suggestions of Williams Atedze, a member of the tribunal sitting in judgment over Saraki’s trial.

On April 28, after the charges against the senate president were amended, his counsel asked for a three-week adjournment to enable to study three additional charges added to a 13-count trumped up charge of false declaration of assets.

An intense argument ensued between the counsel of the defence and that of the prosecution.

While the prosecution asked for a seven-day adjournment, the defence argued for a three-week recess to give them time to prepare their case.

It was in the middle of the heated argument that Atedze intervened. He called for a truce, and suggested a two-week adjournment.

But Umar, in his tyrannical toga, dismissed the suggestion. He, instead, ordered a 10-day adjournment to pacify the prosecution.

This is just one in many other cases where the CCT overlord has humiliated his colleague in the glare of the public.

Also, reports are rife that Atedze had at different occasions moved to pull out of the trial, but was prevailed on to swallow the humiliation to avoid embarrassing the tribunal.

As a matter of fact, a three-member panel is expected to preside over a case at the tribunal, but at present only the CCT chairman and Atedze are presiding over Saraki’s trial.

Other judges have allegedly vowed not to sit with Umar owing to the bribery allegation hanging over his head.

And on Thursday, a witness testified before an Abuja high court that the CCT chairman still had a case to answer in the bribery scandal at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

This is, however, contrary to Umar’s avowal that he had been let off the hook by the EFCC.

While ruling on Saraki’s application asking him to disqualify himself from the trial on the grounds that he was under investigation by the anti-graft agency, Umar lied that the EFCC had given him a clean bill of health.

But has the trial of Ali Gambo, Umar’s personal assistant whom he has blamed for his own malfeasance continues, it is expected that the CCT tyrant will be brought to justice.

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That is why is the chairman, go and read tribunal act and see the power of the chairman. Even though is a join ticket between governor and his deputy tell me whether the opinion of deputy matters in governors,Enugu deputy governor was impeached because of allegations of having poultry farm in government house.

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This present generation worst than past generation in every aspects people like this op always make me loose hope if Nigeria will great again.

johnmartus:
This present generation worst than past generation in every aspects people like this op always make me loose hope if Nigeria will great again.

Exactly!

Umar has this rigid attitude.

johnmartus:
This present generation worst than past generation in every aspects people like this op always make me loose hope if Nigeria will great again.

chio op has been exposed by this post, in other words op has disgraced Nigerian youths by standing with corruption. We condemn such abominable behavior.