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A coalition, Civil Society Network Against Corruption, CSNAC, has urged the National Judicial Council, NJC, to sanction the counsel to the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, stating that they misled the lawmaker in his ongoing trial at the Code of Conduct Bureau Tribunal.
In a statement issued by the organisation, which comprises of over 150 civil society groups, through its chairman, Olanrewaju Suraj, CSNAC said Mr. Saraki’s lead lawyers, Joseph Daodu and Mahmud Magaji, both Senior Advocates of Nigeria, erred by advising their client to defy the summons of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT
The CCT had summoned Mr. Saraki to answer a 13-count charge of fraudulent acquisition and declaration while in office as the governor of Kwara State between 2003 and 2011.
The statement said the accused person did not appear at the Tribunal scheduled to commence on Friday, September18, 2015 because the senior advocates were looking for an ex-parte order to prevent the Tribunal from sitting.
“Instead of advising his client to honour the summons, Mr. Magaji SAN headed for the Federal High Court where he unsuccessfully sought an order ex parte to restrain the Tribunal from hearing the criminal case.
“On his part, although Mr. Daudu SAN had undertaken to produce his client on Monday, September 21, 2015 he rushed to the Court of Appeal where he unsuccessfully sought an ex parte order to prevent the Tribunal from sitting. On that same day the Federal High Court refused to stop the Tribunal from sitting. Once again, the accused person did not appear at the Tribunal.”
While establishing that the misleading advice from the lawyers was responsible for Mr. Saraki’s absence from the tribunal, the group said, “In defending his action for treating the Code of Conduct with contempt in the circumstance, the Senate President disclosed to Nigerians that he did not appear at the Tribunal on the advice of his lawyers.”
Pegging their call for sanction on the misleading advice, the coalition said, “Having betrayed their Oath as senior advocates by advising their client to treat the Code of Conduct Tribunal with disdain, they ought to be sanctioned to serve as a deterrent to other lawyers in the country.
“We are therefore compelled to request the Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee to sanction the senior advocates who have been indicted by the senate president. “Having led their client to defy the summons of the Code of Conduct Tribunal we urge the Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee to sanction Messrs. Daudu and Magaji as their conduct is a total betrayal of the Oath taken by them as legal practitioners.
“The discipline of the two senior advocates of Nigeria will serve as a deterrent to other legal practitioners who are in the habit of advising their clients to treat court orders with disdain,” the group said.


http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/190669-group-writes-njc-wants-sarakis-lawyers-punished.html

48noble:
Daudu and Magaji as their conduct is a total betrayal of the Oath taken by them as legal practitioners.
“The discipline of the two senior advocates of Nigeria will serve as a deterrent to other legal practitioners who are in the habit of advising their clients to treat court orders with disdain,” the group said.


http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/190669-group-writes-njc-wants-sarakis-lawyers-punished.html

Nonsensical nonsense

Sanction ko, Sanctify ni.

If na so dem dey sanction lawyer, I expect Pastor Prof. Yemi Osinbajo to be sanctioned for defending certificate forgery of Bola Tinubu, for defending the creation of illegal additional LCDA in Lagos and also the SANs defending Bola Tinubu in his case at the CCT.

Hmmmm

Why All these embargo on Saraki

Firefire:
Let me read first...

Nah....

Busy body groups. I am not a supporter of Saraki but, whatever happens between a lawyer and his/her client is nobody's business, in as much as the client is not complaining. Jarus and his people should go and look for better things to do as they lack the locus standi to complain to NJC on behalf of Saraki.

Truly Saraki is a big disgrace to the league of learned fellow in Nigeria , he deserved to be sanctioned! !!

Correct. Saraki's lawyers are a disgrace to the law profession for trying to obstruct justice through '' forum shopping "

Put Saraki on trial and sanction any lawyer that dares defend him against the detector squad in ur compromised court of choice.


Power corrupts!

Excessive Power!!!

Everybody just want their pond of flesh from saraki.

pls cast the stone if u have not sin in anyways, starting from buhari, tunubo down to their western foot e zombies.

Bros oya now

MeAndYou:
Excessive Power!!!

Is the lawyer not doing his Job I wonder how people reason.

Firefire:
Nonsensical nonsense

Sanction ko, Sanctify ni.

If na so dem dey sanction lawyer, I expect Pastor Prof. Yemi Osinbajo to be sanctioned for defending certificate forgery of Bola Tinubu, for defending the creation of illegal additional LCDA in Lagos and also the SANs defending Bola Tinubu in his case at the CCT.

SOMETIMES U TALK LIKE ONE HIGH ON BAKED PIG SHIT.

THE ARTICLE CLEARLY STATES WHY THEY WANT THEM SANCTION, HOW DOES THE POO YOU WROTE RELATED TO WHAT IS WRIITEN IN THE ARTICLE. LAWYERS EVEN DEFEND MURDER SUSPECTS. NOW OPEN YOU "HIGH" EYES AND READ

Mr. Saraki’s lead lawyers, Joseph Daodu and Mahmud Magaji, both Senior Advocates of Nigeria, erred by advising their client to defy the summons of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT

While establishing that the misleading advice from the lawyers was responsible for Mr. Saraki’s absence from the tribunal, the group said, “In defending his action for treating the Code of Conduct with contempt in the circumstance, the Senate President disclosed to Nigerians that he did not appear at the Tribunal on the advice of his lawyers.”
Pegging their call for sanction on the misleading advice, the coalition said, “Having betrayed their Oath as senior advocates by advising their client to treat the Code of Conduct Tribunal with disdain, they ought to be sanctioned to serve as a deterrent to other lawyers in the country.

Firefire vs koboko69

The lawyers dey dia house o...and u guys moniker is worthy of sanction too...

48noble:
Firefire vs koboko69

The lawyers dey dia house o...and u guys moniker is worthy of sanction too...

Leave that kokoko69 acting like a charge & bail lawyer.

Anything relating to saraki is wahala now o

Whomever the gods want to destroy he first made crazy.
I fully realized that no wealth or position can long endure, unless built upon truth and justice; therefore i will engage in no transaction which does not benefit all whom it affect.
Saraki was never meant to stay at the top, he was just set up for downfall.

Ok oo!

These groups must be jobless lot.

For doing their work, they should be punished. If that happens, it only go along to confirm that Nigeria is an animal kingdom.

Coalition of mumus dissipating energy on worthless issue. Plse fight for workers emolument and refuse being used by politicians.Its 5 years ago NIGERIAN workers get salary increment. They are due again this year by our Constitution. Vanguard this issue and Nigerians will respect you. For now it's pure body odour

All these lawyers should be charged for contempt of the court.

Firefire:
Nonsensical nonsense

Sanction ko, Sanctify ni.

If na so dem dey sanction lawyer, I expect Pastor Prof. Yemi Osinbajo to be sanctioned for defending certificate forgery of Bola Tinubu, for defending the creation of illegal additional LCDA in Lagos and also the SANs defending Bola Tinubu in his case at the CCT.

pls stop quoting such a long post,it's annoying, we know u're responding to the report ,even as first person to comment...

AdeniyiA:
pls stop quoting such a long post,it's annoying, we know u're responding to the report ,even as first person to comment...

ok.

Firefire:
ok.

great response !
some kids would result to abuses

AdeniyiA:
great response !

some kids would result to abuses

Too many kids, I tell you.

I made the correction already.

Firefire:
Nonsensical nonsense

Sanction ko, Sanctify ni.

If na so dem dey sanction lawyer, I expect Pastor Prof. Yemi Osinbajo to be sanctioned for defending certificate forgery of Bola Tinubu, for defending the creation of illegal additional LCDA in Lagos and also the SANs defending Bola Tinubu in his case at the CCT.

It appears you don't understand what is being looked into. The group is calling for the sanction of Saraki's lawyers because they advised him not to honour the invitation of the CCT which in itself a slap on the judiciary. Did Osinbajo, the lawyer of Tinubu, asked him not to honour the invitation of the CCT?

OrlandoOwoh:
It appears you don't understand what is being looked into. The group is calling for the sanction of Saraki's lawyers because they advised him not to honour the invitation of the CCT which in itself a slap on the judiciary. Did Osinbajo, the lawyer of Tinubu, asked him not to honour the invitation of the CCT?

Orlando to wa ni Owo.

Please go and read the case document of Tinubu and CCT.

Firefire:
Orlando to wa ni Owo.

Please go and read the case document of Tinubu and CCT.

I've done that. Or do you think Tinubu's saying that the CCT should sit in Lagos, not Abuja, in his trial was the same as what Saraki's lawyers did?

OrlandoOwoh:
I've done that. Or do you think Tinubu's saying that the CCT should sit in Lagos, not Abuja, in his trial was the same as what Saraki's lawyers did?

The same approach of telling the CCT of lacking in jurisdiction, and ability to institute a trial was used by Saraki's lawyers.

Please don't forget I want Saraki to go to jail, but I wish to see not only him but every other looters. Including the asiwaju gbogbo awon looters ni Africa.

njc does not have the powers to sanction lawyers only the NBA disciplinary council that has such powers