PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu, Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, and Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, have been dragged before a Federal High Court in Abuja over the alleged unlawful removal of Justice Danladi Umar as Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). The President and 10 others were sued by … 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 Senate on Wednesday invoked the provisions of Section 157 (1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, as amended for the removal of Chairman of Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) Danladi Umar. This followed adoption of a motion on “Invocation of Provision of Section 157(1) of the Constitution of the Federal … Read more