Sentences with phrase «of false declaration of assets»

In a statement on Wednesday, Ozekhome said, «The CCT was bold, courageous and right, in spite of visible executive interference and manipulation, to have discharged and acquitted Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on all the counts of false declaration of assets levelled against him.

In a statement on Wednesday, Ozekhome said, «The Code of conduct tribunal headed by Mr Danladi Umar (not Justice Umar, as always erroneously reported), was bold, courageous and right, in spite of visible executive interference and manipulation, to have discharged and acquitted Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on all the counts of false declaration of assets levelled against him.

He pleaded not guilty to 13 - count charges of false declaration of assets, and said he was on trial because of his emergence as senate president against the wish of certain people.

The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has began trial of former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe on Monday in Abuja over alleged four count charge of false declaration of assets and acceptance of about N70million bribe.

Not exact matches

The CCT will tomorrow, Thursday, continue with the trial of Saraki over allegations of false assets declaration preferred against him by the Federal Government.

The Senate president is being tried at the tribunal for alleged false and anticipatory declaration of his asset while serving as Governor of Kwara State.

The Tribunal had earlier scheduled, tomorrow, Wednesday to sit over Saraki's trail of false assets declaration.

The trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki over false assets declaration continued Wednesday morning.

Count two: «That you Godsday Peter Orubebe, while being a Minister of Federal Republic of Nigeria in charge of Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, on or about June 29, 2011 did make a false declaration in your asset declaration form by failing to declare plot 2059 Asokoro district, Abuja on assumption of office on September 26, 2007 and on June 29, 2011 and you thereby committed an offence under section 15 of the CCB & T Act, and punishable under section 23 (2) of the CCB & T Act.

Although the EFCC in two separate letters to the Federal Government through the Secretary to the Government of the Federation had in 2015 and 2016 cleared Umar of any wrongdoing in the alleged N10 million bribery allegation made against him by a defendant, Rasheed Taiwo Owolabi standing trial before him on false asset declaration.

Also, the Senate President is being tried at the Code of Conduct Tribunal for false and anticipatory declaration of assets.

Mohammed is being prosecuted by the Commission on a six - count charge bordering on alleged false declaration of asset and graft.

A fresh application filed by Senate President Bukola Saraki seeking an order of interim injunction halting his trial on charges of false assets declaration preferred against him before the Code of Conduct Tribunal has been opposed by a Federal High Court in Abuja.

Senate President Bukola Saraki, Thursday morning arrived at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) where he is currently facing trial for alleged false declaration of assets.

Saraki is challenging the decision of the Code of Conduct tribunal (CCT) to assume jurisdiction over the false asset declaration charges brought against him by the Code St of Conduct Bureau (CCB).

Senate President Bukola Saraki has expressed disappointment over the Supreme Court's ruling on Friday, which dismissed his appeal to stop his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), over alleged false assets declaration, while the Governor of Kwara State.

Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki has told the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) to dismiss the false assets declaration charges brought against him at the Code of Conduct Tribunal in Abuja by the Federal Government on the ground that no prima facie case has been established against him.

Sambo Maina, a prosecution witness in a case of money laundering and false declaration of assets involving a former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National...

Saraki is being prosecuted before on charges of false asset declaration, operating and maintaining of foreign accounts and other asset - related infractions while he was governor between 2003 and 2011.

The main function of the EFCC is to fight economic and financial crimes but not to usurp the power of Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) which is constitutionally empowered to prosecute cases under false declaration of assets.

He, however, said he defied the excessive pressure and discharged Tinubu, an opposition leader, over allegations of false assets declaration.

A Federal Capital Territory, High Court sitting in Gudu, Abuja has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to remand into prison custody pending the determination of a bail application by the Ex - FCT minister Bala Mohammed who has been arraigned over a 6 - count charge bordering on abuse of office, false declaration of assets and fraud to the tune of N864million.

This immunity initiative is coming on the heels of the trial of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki on 13 counts of false assets declaration before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, thus suggesting that the two may not be unconnected.

He is standing trial for false declaration of assets when he was the governor of Kwara State between 2003 and 2011.

The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered stay of proceedings of the trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki before the Code of Conduct Tribunal on 13 counts of false assets declaration.

Danladi Umar, Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, chairman today threatened to jail supporters of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki who is facing trial over false assets declaration.

Saraki's appeal filed through his lead counsel, Mr. Joseph Daudu (SAN), is challenging the majority judgment of the Court of Appeal in Abuja delivered on October 30, 2015, which affirmed the jurisdiction of the CCT to try him and the competence of the charges of false assets declaration preferred against him by the Federal Government.

The Supreme Court will on Friday determine whether or not to stop the trial of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, before the Code of Conduct Tribunal on charges of false assets declaration.

The Federal Government has appealed the Court of Conduct Tribunal ruling that acquitted the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, of charges of corruption and false declaration of assets.

The Federal Government is prosecuting Saraki before the Umar - led CCT on 16 counts of false asset declaration which he allegedly made between 2003 and 2011 when he served as Kwara State Governor.

He allegedly committed the breaches by making false declaration of his assets while being the governor of Kwara State between 2003 and 2007 for his first term and between 2007 and 2011 for his second term as governor and from 2011 to 2015 as a Senator.

Saraki, who was facing trial on an 18 count charges of false asset declaration and other related offences levelled against him, was however, acquitted.

Some also believed that this led to the «sudden» trial of the Senate President by the Code of Conduct Tribunal, on allegations that Saraki made false declaration of his assets while being the governor of Kwara State between 2003 and 2007 for his first term, between 2007 and 2011 for his second term, and as a senator from 2011 to 2015.

The Senate last week passed the CCT and CCB amendment Act at a time the Senate President, Bukola Saraki is still facing trial for false asset declaration at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT.