– The Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal
Act scaled second reading at the Senate
– It has been reported that this step was
taken to evade the trial of Bukola Saraki,
the Senate president
– The CCB,CCT act was passed for second
hearing under 48 hours
Nigerian senate
The Nigerian Senate on Thursday, April 14,
passed the Code of Conduct act for second
reading under less than 72 hours.
The bill is titled a bill for an act to amend
the Code of Conduct Bureau and tribunal act
CAP C15 LFN 2004 and for other related
matters, 2016.
The bill was sponsored by Peter Nwaoboshi
representing Delta north senatorial district
who said that the act does not contemplate
criminal trial.
He said the reason is so the usage of the
criminal procedure act and the criminal
proceedure code should not be used as a
procedural template in the tribunal.
He added that he will present the
amendment of the third schedule to the
code of conduct bureau and tribunal rules of
procedure which should be distinct rules of
proceedings in the CCT. Also, he urged his
colleagues to support the bill to be passed
into law.
Senator Abdulahi Yahaya representing Kebbi
north senatorial district however said that
the timing of the bill is not right despite the
ongoing trial of Saraki. He urged his
colleagues to stall the bill till the timing is
right.
“What i have against it is the timing. The
Nigeria people will say, after all this years until
now. Since 1999, its now when our principle
officer is in trial.
“I think for the credibility of the senate, i think
we should re-examine to see if the timing is
right,” he said.
But Ike Ekweremadu, the deputy Senate
president who presided over plenary said
that the bill has nothing to do with the
ongoing trial of Bukola Saraki, the Senate
President.
He noted that the trial commenced since
last year while the act was recently brought
to the Senate which means there is no
relation.
“This bill has nothing to do with the CCT
because his trial has commenced. If you look
at te commencement of bill, the bill is not
being made in retrospective to distract the
trial.
“We should not be afraid or scared of the job
we are meant to do. The CCT has come to stay
but we want to make sure there is fairness
and equity while doing their work,” he said.
Act scaled second reading at the Senate
– It has been reported that this step was
taken to evade the trial of Bukola Saraki,
the Senate president
– The CCB,CCT act was passed for second
hearing under 48 hours
Nigerian senate
The Nigerian Senate on Thursday, April 14,
passed the Code of Conduct act for second
reading under less than 72 hours.
The bill is titled a bill for an act to amend
the Code of Conduct Bureau and tribunal act
CAP C15 LFN 2004 and for other related
matters, 2016.
The bill was sponsored by Peter Nwaoboshi
representing Delta north senatorial district
who said that the act does not contemplate
criminal trial.
He said the reason is so the usage of the
criminal procedure act and the criminal
proceedure code should not be used as a
procedural template in the tribunal.
He added that he will present the
amendment of the third schedule to the
code of conduct bureau and tribunal rules of
procedure which should be distinct rules of
proceedings in the CCT. Also, he urged his
colleagues to support the bill to be passed
into law.
Senator Abdulahi Yahaya representing Kebbi
north senatorial district however said that
the timing of the bill is not right despite the
ongoing trial of Saraki. He urged his
colleagues to stall the bill till the timing is
right.
“What i have against it is the timing. The
Nigeria people will say, after all this years until
now. Since 1999, its now when our principle
officer is in trial.
“I think for the credibility of the senate, i think
we should re-examine to see if the timing is
right,” he said.
But Ike Ekweremadu, the deputy Senate
president who presided over plenary said
that the bill has nothing to do with the
ongoing trial of Bukola Saraki, the Senate
President.
He noted that the trial commenced since
last year while the act was recently brought
to the Senate which means there is no
relation.
“This bill has nothing to do with the CCT
because his trial has commenced. If you look
at te commencement of bill, the bill is not
being made in retrospective to distract the
trial.
“We should not be afraid or scared of the job
we are meant to do. The CCT has come to stay
but we want to make sure there is fairness
and equity while doing their work,” he said.
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