Alleged Assault: CCT Chair Fails To Appear Before Senate Panel

The Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Mr. Danladi Umar,
has failed to appear before the Senate Committee on Ethics,
Privileges and Public Petitions, probing his alleged assault on a
security guard in Abuja last month.

The committee had earlier granted the CCT chairman a two-week
grace period to respond to a petition levelled against him over his
alleged assault on one Mr. Clement Sagwak, when he appeared before
the panel penultimate week.

Umar, on the occasion, sought the benevolence of the panel to
return at a later date to respond to the specific allegations
contained in the petition because the notice given to him was
short.

The committee obliged the CCT chairman’s request and asked him
to report on May 18.

But rather than Umar, appearing before the panel on Tuesday, he
sent a message to the Committee that he could not attend the
session purely on health grounds and that he had travelled out of
the country.

He then sought the permission of the lawmakers for him to be
represented by his counsel but the panel objected to his
request.

The committee Chairman, Ayo Akinyelure said, “We are denying the
request of Mr. Umar due to the sensitivity of the matter but we
will allow him to appear in person at a later date when he is
physically fit to come.”

The committee then extended the public hearing on the matter by
another three weeks .

The panel asked Umar, to appear before it on the 7th of June
2021.

The Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Mr. Danladi Umar,
has failed to appear before the Senate Committee on Ethics,
Privileges and Public Petitions, probing his alleged assault on a
security guard in Abuja last month.

The committee had earlier granted the CCT chairman a two-week
grace period to respond to a petition levelled against him over his
alleged assault on one Mr. Clement Sagwak, when he appeared before
the panel penultimate week.

Umar, on the occasion, sought the benevolence of the panel to
return at a later date to respond to the specific allegations
contained in the petition because the notice given to him was
short.

The committee obliged the CCT chairman’s request and asked him
to report on May 18.

But rather than Umar, appearing before the panel on Tuesday, he
sent a message to the Committee that he could not attend the
session purely on health grounds and that he had travelled out of
the country.

He then sought the permission of the lawmakers for him to be
represented by his counsel but the panel objected to his
request.

The committee Chairman, Ayo Akinyelure said, “We are denying the
request of Mr. Umar due to the sensitivity of the matter but we
will allow him to appear in person at a later date when he is
physically fit to come.”

The committee then extended the public hearing on the matter by
another three weeks .

The panel asked Umar, to appear before it on the 7th of June
2021.