PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has allegedly sidestepped the National Judicial Council, NJC, and the Federal Judicial Service Commission, FJSC, in the appointment of Dr. Mainasara Umar-Kogo as Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT. A report by PRNigeria said that Mr A. Kogo’s latest appointment by the president was communicated in a letter dated … Read more
ON Wednesday, during a closed-door session, the Nigerian Senate approved the removal of Danladi Umar as the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). The embattled chairman’s sack has sparked a wave of controversy, with legal scholars questioning the legality of the Senate’s action. Dr. Wahab Shittu, SAN, a prominent law scholar, in an … Read more
THE recent attempts to forcibly remove the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Justice Danladi Yakubu Umar, are profoundly troubling and raise serious concerns about the independence of our key democratic institutions. According to a highly placed source, there is an apparent plot to force Justice Umar to resign or invade his official … Read more