Compliance by public officials to assets declaration Under Buhari Administration greatly increased– CCB

Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) said that more than ever before, the rate of compliance to assets declaration requirement by public officers has increased since the inception of the Buhari administration. CCB’s Head, Press and Protocol Unit, Mohammad Idris appealed to public official yet to comply to do so.

“Since the inception of the present administration under President Muhammadu Buhari, the rate of compliance by public officials in responding to assets declaration has greatly increased.

Dino Melaye’s kinsmen petition CCB, EFCC, ICPC, OTHERS

MEMBERS of the Kogi West People’s Assembly have urged the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) to investigate an alleged breach of paragraph 3, Part I of the 5th Schedule to the 1999 Constitution as amended and Section 7 of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act by Senator Dino Melaye. The lawmaker represents Kogi West in the upper chamber of the National Assembly.

In a petition through their solicitors – Messrs A.Y. Mohammed & Co – to the CCB Chairman, Mr. Sam Saba, the group accused the senator of violating the laws of the land, which bar public office holders from maintaining and operating foreign bank accounts, alleging that the lawmaker has two accounts in the United States (U.S.).

Saraki's Trials and Wisdom of Ahitofel: Wetkas Crossexamination - Highlights

I am not a lawyer or CCT judge but I think Wetkas did well under crossexamination. Lawyers are trained to be adversarial in their questioning and they tend to go for the weakest links. 

Like others, I fear the EFCC may botch this case but the overwhelming evidence cannot be explained or wished away. We don't have a jury system, the judge can see through the charade. The sophistry of Saraki's lawyers will be similar to the wisdom of Ahitofel .

The important points to note:
1. Saraki is the first Senate President of Nigeria to be docked.
2. He has desecrated the position and brought the seat into disrepute.
3. He confuses himself with the State and continues to make laws as an indicted criminal.

Defence lawyer appearing for the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, in his ongoing trial before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Chief Kanu Agabi (SAN), on Tuesday continued the cross-examination of the first prosecution witness, Mr. Michael Wetkas.

Agabi, who started cross-examining the witness on Monday, dwelt on the details of about four petitions tendered by the prosecution in the course of the trial accusing Saraki of looting Kwara State while serving as governor of the state between 2003 an 2011.

Osun Speaker Najeem Salam Faults Senate on CCB Act Amendment

The Speaker of Osun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Najeem Salaam, has expressed his objection to the amendment of Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) and Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) acts coupled with Administration of Criminal justice act being currently undertaken by the Senate, saying the timing was wrong and the perception was negative.

In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Goke Butika, Salaam stressed that the insensitivity displayed by the sponsor of the bills has further aggravated the misconception of the people about the disposition of the National Assembly towards the anti-corruption fight of the President Muhamnadu Buhari-led government.

Saraki’s Trial: Nigerian lawmakers speed up controversial bill to amend anti-corruption law - Premium Times

A bill for an amendment of Code of Conduct Tribunal and Bureau Act scaled second reading at Senate, Thursday, just 48 hours after it was first read.

In Nigeria’s lawmaking process, rarely do bills get such accelerated legislative action.

The bill sponsored by Peter Nwaoboshi (PDP-Delta State), passed second reading and subsequently referred to the committees on Judiciary and Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions.

The committees will report back in two weeks.

THE AMENDMENT

The bill seeks to amend Section 3 of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act “to give every public officer appearing (before the) Bureau fair hearing provided for under Section 36 (2)(a) of the CFRN 1999 which provides:

“for an opportunity for the person whose rights and obligations may be affected to make representations to the administering authority before that authority makes the decision affecting that person.”