The Nigerian Senate has been told not to delve into prejudice over the alleged assault case between the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) Justice Danladi
The statement of caution was issued by the Counsel to Justice Danladi Umar on Sunday by the head of Chambers of Abuka and Partners, Barr. Sunday Edward, following some media reports credited to the Chairman of Senate Committee on Public Petitions and Privileges, Senator Ayo Akinyelure, that the accused infringed on the rights of a poor Nigerian who didn’t have money to approach the Court.
It’s recalled that the Senate, through its Committee on Public Petitions and Privileges on Wednesday stated that Justice Danladi Umar was “fooling it for not appearing before it in person.” “From the said letter, our client was asked to appear before the Committee on Wednesday, 19th October, 2022, by 2:00 pm, for the public hearing of the petition of one Clement Sargwak for alleged assault and violent attack on him by our client.
“We reacted by writing a letter dated 17th October, 2022 through which we advised the Committee that the court’s ruling it referred to in its letter under reference ’’is the subject matter of APPEAL NO. CA/ABJ/CV/866/2022 MR. DALANDI UMAR V. SENATE & 3 ORS which is pending at the Court of Appeal, Abuja Judicial Division —’’ and we forwarded, for the Committee’s confirmation, the acknowledgement copy of the Notice of Appeal duly served on the Senate.
“In addition to causing our letter dated 17th October, 2022 to be served on the Committee, we also showed up at the venue of the said hearing to confirm that the Committee saw our letter and would respect the pending APPEAL NO. CA/ABJ/CV/866/2022 MR. DALANDI UMAR V. SENATE & 3 ORS and Suit No. FCT/HC/CV/1544/2021 MR. DANLADI UMAR V. CLEMENT SARGWAK which render, sub judice, the matter the Committee is seeking to hear.
The said comments are not only judgmental but also prejudicial to the suit that is pending before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory .