A
former Minister of the Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Godsday Orubebe, has appealed
his conviction by the Code of Conduct Tribunal for failing to declare his Plot
2057 Asokoro District property to the Code of Conduct Bureau.
As
punishment, the Danladi Umar-led CCT had, in its judgment delivered on October
4, 2016, ordered that the property which the former minister failed to declare
be forfeited to the Federal Government.
In
a notice of appeal filed by his lawyer, Selekeowei Larry (SAN), before the
Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal on Wednesday, Orubebe sought an order
setting aside the October 4, 2016 judgement of the CCT.
He
raised three grounds of appeal, arguing among others, that the tribunal
misdirected itself in reaching its decision that was not supported by evidence
led by the prosecution.
Orubebe
argued that the tribunal erred in law when it held that the prosecution proved
its case and ordered the forfeiture of the property in issue, Plot 2057 Asokoro
District, to the Federal Government.
He argued that the CCT convicted him “without any proof of the offence, thereby occasioning gross miscarriage of justice.”
He argued that the CCT convicted him “without any proof of the offence, thereby occasioning gross miscarriage of justice.”
Source:Punch news
No comments:
Post a Comment