– Former minister, Godsday Orubebe’s lawyer pulls
stunt in court
– Shouts at the chairman of the CCT
– CCT head asks for apology from defence counsel

Just like Godsday Orubebe, a former Minister of
the Federal republic of Nigeria caused a stir at the
collation centre last year, his lawyer ranted in court
today.

Reports reaching us have it that the counsel to
Elder Godsday Orubebe, Larry Selekeowei (SAN) did
an ‘Orubebe’ at the court on Thursday, April 7.
According to Vanguard, the trial of the former
minister over allegations that he falsified his assets
declaration in 2007 kicked off on a dramatic note
when his lawyer got into a hot exchange of words
with the Justice Danladi Umar-led panel of the
Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT).
Trouble began when the Director of Public
Prosecution (DPP) Mohammed Diri moved to
tender into evidence, the Certificate of Occupancy
(C of O) and the Right of Occupancy (R of O), of
Plot No. 2057 Asokoro District Abuja, which
Orubebe reportedly failed to declare as his
property.

Samuel Madojemu, an investigative officer at the
Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), was the star
witness the federal government brought to testify
against the former minister and attempted to
tender the documents into evidence before the
drama began.

The point when Orubebe’s lawyer was adducing
reasons why the documents and an accompanying
letter from the Federal Capital Territory
Department of Land Administration should not be
admitted into evidence was when the unrest
started.

One of the judges on the CCT panel, Agwaza
Atedze, interjected and asked the defence lawyer
to streamline his argument to specific contents of
the document before the tribunal, a remark which
got Selekeowei really angry and he ‘rudely’
reprimanded the judge.

He ranted in court: “Why are you interjecting into my
submission like this? I am making a point, you have
not even allowed me to land! You are interfering with
this proceeding and it is wrong!

“You are the Judge, you should allow me to make my
submission while you rule. Allow me do my work,
yours is to be neutral. Why are you doing this?”
Justice Umar, chairman of the CCT quickly made
efforts to pacify the infuriated lawyer, but like his
principal’s drama at the collation centre during the
2015 presidential election, the SAN continued
shouting: “I am making a submission and someone
is interfering and you expect me to keep quite, that
cannot happen!

The continuous ranting of the legal counsel got the
Umar really angry and he asked Selekeowei to
tender an open apology for his verbal attack on the
bench.

He noted: “Are you not sitting before us. Why are
you being rude to us? You must apologise. When
there is an interjection you are not expected to rudely
shout at a Judge the way you are doing.
“You are a member of the silk, you must respect the
bench. You are expected to speak humbly and with
humility to the bench no matter what. This is not a
place to fight, it is a place to settle dispute in an
amicable way.”
And he obeyed promptly by saying: “I apologise,
though I still insist that it was wrong for anyone to
interject like that.”

Meanwhile, the federal government on Tuesday,
March 8, amended the charges against Orubebe. At
the hearing, Diri told the court that there is an
amended charge against the former minister of
Niger Delta affairs.
The fresh charge, a one-count charge borders on
fraudulent declaration of asset during his tenure as
a minister.

Diri said the initial four-count charge dated October
8, 2015 was amended and brought before the court
on Tuesday, March 8.


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Like oga, like boy!

Why is it tht all dis witnesses are not wearing mask like the efcc wanted tht of IPOB leader to do,or are they saying the lives of all diss witness are not as risk aswel coz they are trying to tarnish the political career of ppl.
or have the efcc 4goten so fast tht politician can do anything to get things going for them coz the masses doesn't matter to them .
just asking coz I see partiality in masking some ppl to be witness in some cases & not mask witness in some other threatening cases too like ones political career case.