CCT denies appointment of Justice Banjoko who jailed 2 ex-governors as new chairman

The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has clarified that
Justice Danladi Yakubu Umar remains its chairman
after some media reports claimed a new judge has
been appointed.

The head of press and public relations of the
tribunal, Malam Ibraheem Alhassan made the
clarification while speaking to PRNigeria today,
Thursday, June 14.
He said the Justice Umar is still in his position
and has in-fact fixed Wednesday, June 20 and
Thursday, June 21, for the trial of public officers
from Bauchi and Kwara states who violated
various provisions of the Code of Conduct Bureau

and Tribunal Act
He further hinted that Justice Danladi had
promised that all the forthcoming cases in Kwara
and Bauchi state would be treated
dispassionately to ensure that justice is done,
adding thatdefaulters to be arraigned for
prosecution by Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) are
mostly political appointees and civil servants.
He urged the general public to disregard the
insinuations concerning the status of Justice
Umar in the tribunal adding that contrary to the
media reports, the position of chairman and
members of CCT are guaranteed by the
constitution.
Some media reports had previously reported that
President Muhammadu Buhari had appointed
Justice Adebukola Banjoko to lead the tribunal,
following her recent sentencing of two ex-
governors to jail on corrupt charges.