The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has conveyed a letter to the Chairman of Code of Conduct Tribunal, Mr Danladi Umar, exonerating him of alleged N10 million bribe by one AbdulRashid Owolabi.
Information on the letter is contained in a statement issued to newsmen by the Head, Press and Public Relations of the Tribunal, Ibraheem Al-hassan, on Wednesday in Abuja.
He said that the letter was addressed to the Secretary to Government of the Federation, captioned ‘‘RE: Investigation Report RE: N10 million Bribery Allegation Against the Chairman, Code of Conduct Tribunal, Abuja.
He stated that “the EFCC position with regards to this matter as earlier communicated to you, on allegations leveled against Justice Danladi Umar were mere suspicious and consequently insufficient to successfully prosecute the offence.
“Today’s clearance letter is second to the previous one sent on March 5, 2015 during last administration of President Goodluck Jonathan through the office of the then Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief Anyim Pius Anyim.” The Guardian.
Danladi Umar collected #10m bribe from a contractor and the contractor petitioned against him during Lamorde Tenure when Manga was Director Operations.If he was not cleared that time the present hasty clearance will not stop the NASS from investigating him since the petitioner has not withdrawn his petition.The question is EFCC clearing him that he did not collect the bribe and cannot charge the petitioner for false alarm and accusation in court?
EFCC is just engaging in dancing alagbanda and selective amnesia,for now they are interested in getting Saraki out of the way using Danladi Umar of CCT.CCT is just a court of first instance ,the wworld know that Saraki cannot get justice the way Danladi has been carrrying on.Everyone can see that the judgement against Saraki by Danladi led Tribunal has been written long time and those after Saraki has proof-read it .
This is Nigeria,I will assure them that nothing will happen to Saraki and indeed all these Buhari noise making of fighting corruption.He did this in 1984-August 1985 what happened,we wait and seelightning should not be allowed to strike twice.