N10million Bribe: Committee Threatens To Abandon Petition Against CCT Chairman As Petitioners Ask For More Time

Speaking earlier, the Chairman of the CCT, Danladi Umar expressed disappointment in the way and manner the petitioners are not showing seriousness toward the petition. Umar asked the committee to abandon the petition saying that he has taken time to honor the invitation of the committee two times." I want to tell the committee that I have judgments to deliver which are pending and other administrative work to attend to. I will suggest that this petition should be abandoned because these people are not serious."

The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has threatened to abandon the probe into the alleged N10 billion bribe against the Chairman of Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar, as petitioners asked for a time extension to enable them submit documents to substantiating their claims.

The Committee Chairman, Abonta Uzoma, made this revelation at the second sitting of the committee when a representative and spokesman of the Anti Corruption Network, Olusegun Abereoran asked the committee for more time to submit their brief and other documents as requested for by the committee. He also promised that Executive Secretary of the Network would be available in person to make the presentation.                                        
Abonta said that the committee would be left with no other option than to abandon and discontinue with the petition if the petitioners failed to show up on the next adjournment date. He expressed displeasure about the delay tactics being played by the petitioners saying that justice delayed is justice denied.
Speaking earlier, the Chairman of the CCT, Danladi Umar expressed disappointment in the way and manner the petitioners are not showing seriousness toward the petition. Umar asked the committee to abandon the petition saying that he has taken time to honor the invitation of the committee two times." I want to tell the committee that I have judgments to deliver which are pending and other administrative work to attend to. I will suggest that this petition should be abandoned because these people are not serious."
After a few minutes of consultation among the members of the committee the prayer of the petitioner was granted as request and the Chairman pleaded and appealed to both parties to be patient as he adjourned to Tuesday, 15th December.