Human rights activist and lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), yesterday, faulted the invitation extended to the Code of Conduct Tribunal Chairman, Justice Danla-di Umar, by the Senate Ethics Committee. Falana, in an open letter to the Senate, noted that apart from the fact that the committee lacked the powers to extend such invitation to the judge, that there was a pending case at the High Court sitting in Abuja rendered such invitation invalid.
He said: “It is necessary to point out that the Ethics Committee of the Senate lacks the power to summon the Tribunal Chairman to testify in respect of a criminal investigation. More so that the allegation being examined by the Ethics Committee of the Senate is the subject matter of a pending criminal case.” The lawyer disclosed that the invitation at a time the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, was before the court, showed that “the leadership of the Senate has resolved to frustrate the trial.”
He advised them to withdraw the summons. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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falana should please go and sit down. He talks more like a party member this days than an activist. How come he as not deemed it fit to caution the president on the implication of detaining people unjustly with trial
ReplyDeleteTell those disorganized thieves please, as this is only compounding their already bad image before the public..
ReplyDelete@George Uwaezuoke. Falana says it the way it is. The last time I checked, he criticised FG and PMB; please go to Channels' "Political Today", you'll see it there. Let's avoid sentiment.
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