Corruption: Saraki Gives Senate Two Weeks To Probe CCT Chairman

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, yesterday mandated the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions two weeks to conclude the probe of allegation of corruption against the chairman of

Code of Conduct Tribunal, Justice Danladi Umar.Justice Umar is to face the probe,following a petition to the Senate over allegations of fraud, bribery and inflation of contracts by a Non Governmental Group under the aegis of Anti-Corruption Network, being operated by Senator Dino
Melaye. Recall that Saraki is also being currently tried by Justice Umar’ led CCT over a 13-count charge of alleged false declaration of assets which was contained in the form he filled as governor of Kwara State, and submitted at the anti-graft agency, sometimes in 2003.Apparently on a revenge move, a member of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, Senator Obinna Ogba, presented a petition against Umar on the floor of the Senate yesterday, during plenary.Senator Ogba, representing Ebonyi South Senatorial zone, explained that the petition was signed by one Ajaso. I Ajaso on behalf of a group, and submitted for investigation.He also said that the petitioners had not sought judicial remedy against Umar but seeking Senate intervention to probe the corrupt allegations contained in the document.Saraki consequently referred the petition to the committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions and asked the chairman, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, to carry out a thorough investigation and report back in two weeks.When contacted after plenary, to get details of the petition, the committee chairman said it was already receiving legislative action.Another group, under the aegis of Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, had also on Tuesday, last week, petitioned the two chambers of the National Assembly, demanding an immediate probe of an alleged N10,618,837,435 million bribery scandal against the CCT boss.
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