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| Asiwaju Bola Tinubu |
Amid tight security, Tinubu was arraigned before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) last Wednesday. But the matter could not go on as the prosecution served the defence a new charge, shortly before the session.
According to a statement, the CNPP said: “We will never condone corruption or breach of the law of any hue, nor shield any corrupt official. However, after a careful analysis of the CCT’s arraignment of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on September 21, at Abuja, we came to the inevitable conclusion that the trial is an extension of the old play book of the PDP to foist a one party state and rule Nigeria forever.”
The party said the trial was politically motivated, selective and tailored to stop Tinubu and Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in the forthcoming governorship elections.
The statement signed by CNPP National Publicity Secretary, Osita Okechukwu said: “For the past two weeks, the Federal Government announced plans to charge the former Lagos State Governor, Aiswaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu to the Code of Conduct Tribunal for allegedly operating foreign accounts while in office. As usual, the trial has been conducted on the pages of newspapers by the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation.
“It was only in court that the charge was hurriedly amended and served on him, contrary to the law which requires personal service of a charge before the date fixed by the court. This means that the Federal Government is still fishing for evidence with which to nail the ACN leader.
“Without prejudice to neither the case nor even challenging the competence of the charges and the jurisdiction of the CCTin this matter; we make bold to say that the trial is politically motivated, selective and tailored to stop Aiswaju Bola Tinubu and by extension the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN).
SOURCE: Nation Newspaper, 26 September 2011. http://www.thenationonlineng.net/2011/
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