You Can’t Avoid Final Consequences With Tactical Delay, CCT Chair To Saraki
Senate President, Bukola Saraki accopnaied by other senators[/caption]
The chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar, has asked Senate President Bukola Saraki, who is standing trail for false declaration of assets before the tribunal to stop being afraid and delaying the case as he is a gentleman.
Umar while addressing Saraki’s lawyers on Tuesday in Abuja, said the delay tactics was to avert ‘final consequences’ by Saraki’s lawyers.
Admonishing defence counsel during the cross-examination of the prosecution witness, the CCT chairman observed that technicalities would not do any good and urged them to ask direct questions.
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”When you are asking a witness, go straight to the point. You don’t have to find your way of distorting the witness. This is delaying us. You are a senior lawyer, I don’ t want you to do that kind of tactics to delay the matter. We assure you that whatever happens, we are going to be fair.
“But it seems you are employing tactical delay to avoid final consequences.
“Don’t be afraid. I’m a gentleman.”
In his reaction to the statement of the chairman, lead counsel to Saraki, Kanu Agabi SAN, said: “We are actually afraid of the final consequences. We really are, and all that we are doing is because we are scared of the final consequences.
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“Now, it is time for us to disabuse the minds of the court. Please bear with us. We are not worried about the law. We are worried about the prejudice. We are not afraid of you. I pray for you every day that your lordship sits here for many more years.”
