The Chairman of Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar, on Tuesday, decried insinuations that he was being influenced to convict the Senate President, Bukola Saraki.

Umar, who stated this in Abuja on Tuesday, promised to do justice in Saraki’s trial.

“During Bola Tinubu’s case, we were under influence, but we did the right thing.

“I swear by the Almighty Allah to do justice. On our part, the insinuation that we are being influenced to see the conviction of the accused is false.’’

On the number of lawyers in Saraki’s defence team, Umar said, the records of the tribunal showed that “there are about 100 counsel standing for the defendant.’’


He insisted that although the defence had right to have as many lawyers as they want but the tribunal had the power to regulate the conduct of counsel.

He said there must be orderliness, adding that all the counsel may not be allowed to cross examine the witness.

Umar stated that all the other lawyers can assist the leader of the defense team, Chief Kanu Agabi (SAN), rather than every other person in the defence team doing the job.

He observed that there were many counsel cross examining a witness. This, he said, made the process untidy.

“Henceforth, only the lead counsel, Agabi can do the cross examination. For purpose of the records of the court, it will be tidy for only the lead counsel to do the cross examination,” the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) quoted the CCT chairman as saying on the matter.

Lawyer to EFCC, Mr. Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), had complained about the slow pace at which the defence team was handling the cross examination.

Source: http://thenationonlineng.net/cct-not-influence-convict-saraki-chairman/

For over 100 counsels to do the cross examination of witness will make mockery of our legal system.

shikenan!

Amazing clarification

Who ask you question ? same case you have devoted all your time to since last year close to one year nothing to show for it always adjourn case without say anything to back his action For how long it will take you to convict saraki is when his tenure expire as a Senator you will convict him.

Influence or not ,the good people of Nigeria already no SARAKI is a criminal. Justice umar please do the needful. Looters beware

I hope this would be taken to the front page to assist the simple minded ones already led astray unknowingly by the sensational headline earlier posted today.