House To Probe CCT Chairman Over Alleged Misappropriation Of N16.6m

Justice Danladi UmarThe House of Representatives has directed its Committee on Public Petition to probe the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Mr. Danladi Umar, for allegedly misappropriating N16.6million.

The decision of the lawmakers followed a petition on the floor yesterday on corruption against the Justice Umar.

The petition was brought before the House by the Chairman, Committee on Army, Shawulu Kwewum, on behalf of the Anti-Corruption Network.

After the presentation by the lawmaker, the Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, gave him leave to lay the petition before the House, and referred it to the appropriate committee for further investigation.

Kwewum, in presenting the petition before the House, alleged that ex-Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Mohammed Adoke, recommended that two persons be arrested and investigated for alleged corruption.

He said one person, Ali Gambo Abdullahi, was arrested and prosecuted in compliance with the recommendation of the former justice minister and the other person, the present chairman of the CCT, was not arrested.

According to the allegations in the petition, the CCT chairman was accused of fictitious contract for the supply of office furniture and fitting in the sum of N11.4 million, misappropriated N4.2million for external light bulbs and N1million for his wedding.

Kwewum said: “The petitioner wants the House to wade into the matter to ensure that the second person, Mr. Danladi, is arrested and made to face the law in compliance with the recommendations of the ex-attorney-general and minister of Justice”.