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Fashola Inspects Combined High & Magistrate Court, Epe, Lagos

The combined High and Magistrate Court in Epe during Governor Babatunde Fashola’s statewide inspection of projects in Ikorodu and Epe axis on Friday, November 7, 2014. INSET: Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN (middle) fielding questions from newsmen shortly after the inspection. With him are: Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat (right) and Engineer Jimi Utanu (left)

nnachukz:
Going by your write up, I can make bold to say that Amaechi is very corrupt and guilty as accused by seeking a court injunction to halt the probe of his administration. So buhari should be ashame for having such person as a close associate while they are haunting saraki.

rottennaija:
Who be this one self?

FreeGlobe:
http://www.punchng.com/politics/we-spent-n78m-to-upgrade-fasholas-website-lasg/

Greyworld:
Hahahhah........ Experts aint in no haste 2 be heard. I hope you slow down and become a "learner." now run along kid bro.




Hey, one more advice little man, Don't quote me again.

Greyworld:
I didn't get the name, Doyin wah?

Greyworld:
APC is on SELF DESTRUCT.

dunsman:
I no tell you, APC wan destroy themselves with this isuue with saraki. Northern born to rule zombies at work. In other news, kudos to the nigerian army. MTn 100mb at link http://avottech..com.ng/2015/09/mtn-100mb-tweak.html

ibedun:
What number are they in government? Nos 1, 2 have been checked. No.3 is kicking and screaming his way to perfidy and jail. What no is Tinubu and Fashola?

Freeglobe? Dead brain!

FreeGlobe:
when will tinubu be searched? when will fashole return the 78 million he used to purchase a website?

Conduct Tribunal Quashes Charges against Tinubu


The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) Wednesday quashed charges of maintaining foreign bank accounts against former governor of Lagos State, Ashiwaju Bola Tinubu.

Buhari the first leader has been searched....... Osinbajo the second leader has been searched.....so why will Saraki the 'third' leader avoid search You cannot eat your cake and have it!!!!! For those who said why saraki? Keep your mouth shut. Saraki wants to be number three and therefore, his cupboards must be opened, we must know his condition and fitness

TonyeBarcanista:
@OP Na who ÿou dÉ replÝ? Who and you de argÙe? Abeg shift one side! As long as I know the political event within the APC is a welcome development politically (it will favor PDP) and nationally (it favors Nigerians). Abeg modify your title and stop dragging me into APC problem.


For the record: I support Saraki's prosecution.

Saraki and his pushers became arrogant and resolute to disgrace the APC and the President .... All appeals by leaders of their party did not hold water. Saraki said he wanted due process......therefore, the party organized a primary election to please him......Saraki lost the election and instead of staying within his team and agree with the APC Senators decision, he betrayed the APC and teamed up with the PDP to steal the hard earned victory of the APC through the back door. He wanted SP even if heavens will fall. He eventually stole it while 95% of his colleagues were away, he joined the PDP to ridicule CHANGE. He did not stop there, he made the PDP DSP

Saraki obviously has constituted himself to be a clog in the wheels of CHANGE. He has become the arrow head of Business as Usual in a government of CHANGE! Therefore his book of remembrance was opened. His judgement became expedient.....Since he wanted to be one of leaders in the government of Change, he must be thoroughly searched. Buhari the first leader has been searched....... Osinbajo the second leader has been searched.....so why will Saraki the 'third' leader avoid search You cannot eat your cake and have it!

Tinubu being a smart man quickly asked his friend Akume to step down for the Party's and President's choice Lawan. Akume, another reasonable politician agreed! Tinubu is not just a driver, he also know when to accelerate and when to march the brake

chukwudi44:
Superior Courts of record refer to all the courts presided over by judges trained in law where there is a duty to record and publish for public access proceedings leading down to a judicial pronouncement. The superior courts of record in Nigeria are listed in section 6(5) of the 1999 constitution.

Inferior courts, on the other hand, may or may not have legal practitioners as presiding officers and are often not obliged to record all proceedings in any matter.




Constitution Of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria (1999).

6. (1) The judicial powers of the Federation shall be vested in the courts to which this section relates, being courts established for the Federation.

(2) The judicial powers of a State shall be vested in the courts to which this section relates, being courts established, subject as provided by this Constitution, for a State.

(3) The courts to which this section relates, established by this Constitution for the Federation and for the States, specified in subsection (5) (a) to (I) of this section, shall be the only superior courts of record in Nigeria; and save as otherwise prescribed by the National Assembly or by the House of Assembly of a State, each court shall have all the powers of a superior court of record.

(4) Nothing in the foregoing provisions of this section shall be construed as precluding:-

(a) the National Assembly or any House of Assembly from establishing courts, other than those to which this section relates, with subordinate jurisdiction to that of a High Court;

(b) the National Assembly or any House of Assembly, which does not require it, from abolishing any court which it has power to establish or which it has brought into being.

(5) This section relates to:-

(a) the Supreme Court of Nigeria;

(b) the Court of Appeal;

(c) the Federal High Court;

(d) the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja;

(e) a High Court of a State

(f) the Sharia Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja;

(g) a Sharia Court of Appeal of a State;

(h) the Customary Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja;

(i) a Customary Court of Appeal of a State;

(j) such other courts as may be authorised by law to exercise jurisdiction on matters with respect to which the National Assembly may make laws; and

(k) such other court as may be authorised by law to exercise jurisdiction at first instance or on appeal on matters with respect to which a House of Assembly may make laws

http://www.nigeria-law.org/ConstitutionOfTheFederalRepublicOfNige

The superior courts are listed above and the CCT is conspicously missing in that list.

j) such other courts as may be authorised by law to exercise jurisdiction on matters with respect to which the National Assembly may make laws; and

(k) such other court as may be authorised by law to exercise jurisdiction at first instance or on appeal on matters with respect to which a House of Assembly may make laws

Moheat:
Must you insult the Op before you make your meaningless point? The guy did alot of research to bring a topic to this forum only for you to come here and spew rubbish. If you don't have any meaningful contribution plesase watch and learn.

rhymz:
who are the people behind his travails oga? Are they God? As long as they are politicians everyone has got a weak point that can be exploited, Saraki is no fool, you think he just decided to not appear or get an injunction from a higher authority than CCT..... The man has got lawyers that can drag this nonsense accusations to a standstill and nothing will happen. As for weakening him politically that is a wishful thinking, how is that going to work, he still has majority support from his colleagues, they don't have to run their mouth until it concerns the Senate for now this is all personal and nobody has anything to say.

The problem most of our agencies have is the fact that they are usually more interested in a media hype kind of prosecution even when most of the allegations they are coming up with will have no substance in the court of law. Of all the people this aimless administration has accused and been accusing how many of them have they really been able to successfully prosecute, the answer is none.... Rushing to the media to prosecute an accused person is a cosmetic fight as far as I am concerned.... If you don't have enough evidence to see a case through then stop heating up the system.... Saraki has got nothing to fear as the people handling his case are not thorough or genuinely committed to fighting corruption but fighting their master's perceived enemies...... Go and ask Ribadu how he fared...

olatunji21:
Saraki's Close Associate

Dino Melaye--His Victory is been Challenged in Court

Ekeweremadu--Accused of forging Senate Standing Order

Akpabio --Needs no Introduction

David Mark--Standing on a Foot, might possibly be sent packing from the Senate

Danjuma Goje--EFCC breathing down his neck

Yerima--EFCC Customer

Buruji Kashamu--Any single mistake from him, he would be off to the US in d next available Flight

ETC ETC ETC

yanabasee:
APC is a very young party and still have much to learn from PDP... Saraki is very smart and very diligent to his political ambitions... APC will in no time let go of Saraki... #worths.

cole265:
Go and Sidon Jo! A thief is a thief. His time has come. Tinubu's time will come too. The fact remains that he has stolen and he is caught. You are defending him BC you have Tinubu. That is not right. (Funds won no won o MA funrawon logun is) Saraki must be disgraced and jailed!!! Congratulations Nigerians! One down.

Trailblazer1:
You mean Great hypocrisy

Trailblazer1:
The are just confused with Buhari's English made in Daura
The more you listen the less you hear

TonyeBarcanista:
Some people were wondering whether the FG was wrong/right to okay the prosecution of Senator Saraki before the Code of Conduct Tribunal in the absence of an Attorney General of the Federation/Minister of Justice. Though I explained in the affirmative, but I decided to create a new thread and respond with relevant section of the Constitutuon.

According to Section 174(1) of 1999 Constitution (as amended)

(1) The Attorney-General of the Federation shall have power
(a) to institute and undertake criminal proceedings against any person before any court of law in Nigeria, other than a court- martial, in respect of any offence created by or under any Act of the National Assembly;
(b) to take over and continue any such criminal proceedings that may have been instituted by any other authority or person; and
(c) to discontinue at any stage before judgement is delivered any such criminal proceedings instituted or undertaken by him or any other authority or person.

Looking further to subsection (2)
(2) The powers conferred upon the Attorney- General of the Federation under subsection (1) of this section may be exercised by him in person or through officers of his department.

From the above Section 174(1) (2), it is clear that while the AGF has the power to institute criminal proceeding, such function can also be exercised by an officer (authorised) in the Ministry of Justice. In the case of Saraki, the FG/CCB has not erred in proceeding with his trial as long as an authorised officer from the Justice Ministry okayed the prosecution. In other words, the FG so far has acted within the ambit of the law in the prosecution of Saraki before the Code of Conduct Tribunal.


Please, this piece is for the sake of clarification and not a show of intellectual strength.


May God Bless Us All

porka:

But you didn't see anything wrong with the due process in this Code of Conduct Bureau's 'frivolous' charges despite the fact that Nigeria currently doesn't have an ATTORNEY GENERAL of Federation whose responsibility it is to prosecute.

aresa:
The office of the AG is still alive and well with statutory obligations to prosecute anybody regardless who is in or out. Do you even know the meaning of the office