Alleged Misconduct: Court Orders CCT Chairman, Umar To Appear Before Senate

The Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Yakubu Umar has been directed by the Federal High Court in Abuja to appear before the senate over alleged misconduct.

This is coming after the court dismissed the suit filed by Umar seeking to stop Senate from probing him.

The court in its ruling on Tuesday noted that the CCT chairman is answerable to the Senate on moral standards.

Justice Inyang Eden Ekwo ordered Umar to appear before the Senate and answer questions on a public petition levelled against him by an aggrieved citizen.

According to Justice Ekwo, the case of the CCT Chairman seeking to stop the probe by the Senate lacked merit and was dismissed.

Umar in the suit had challenged the power of the Senate to investigate him in an alleged assault perpetrated against a security guard at Banex Plaza in Abuja.

He is also asking the court for an order of perpetual injunction restraining the Senate, its members, and agents from conducting or continuing to conduct investigations into the allegations of assault leveled against him via a petition submitted to the Senate.

The CCT chairman wants the court to determine whether the alleged case of assault levelled against him formed part of the matters the Senate is constitutionally empowered to investigate, as it’s not subject to the provision of section 88 and 89 of the 1999 constitution.

The victim, Clement Sargwak, had alleged that he was assaulted by the CCT Chairman and a policeman attached to him in March 2021 at the popular Banex plaza Abuja where he worked as a security guard.

According to Sargwak, the CCT boss assaulted him while undergoing his lawful activities after he informed him that his car was wrongly parked.

Sargwak had urged the Senate to ensure justice is done over his case.