The ongoing trial of the senate president took another turn yesterday as CCT Chairman near jailed one of the lawyers in Saraki's defence team. I would have jailed saraki's lawyer yesterday but for the intervention of other lawyers in court. Mr Danladi Umar, the Chairman of Code of Conduct Tribunal affirmed that he would have sent Raphael Oluyede, a lawyer in the defence team of Bukola Saraki, the President of Nigerian Senate who is standing trial on 13-count charge of false declaration of
assets to prison.

Kanu Agabi, the lead defence counsel was not in court when there was an exchange of words between the Tribunal Chairman and Oluyede on Thursday morning. The exchange of words was over an application filed by the lawyer. Oluyede had in the application asked Mr. Umar to disqualify himself from hearing the suit against Saraki over allegations that he is also being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC which is also leading the prosecution of the Senate President.

The exchange of words had degenerated into arguments during which Mr. Umar threatened to send the lawyer to prison for contempt. On arrival, Agabi had briefly interrupted proceedings to apologize for the behaviour of a member of his team. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria told Mr Umar that Oluyede was a member of his team and was announced among the defence counsels on Wednesday.


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This is old news. Pls move on.......

Amazing! This shows that no one is perfect even the judge.....

This guy must be high on some foreign concussion

spineless Nigerians! For God sake, send d idiot and his boss to jail already. Christ!