A mild drama occurred in the Code of Conduct Tribunal on Tuesday by a supporter of the embattled Senate President, Bukola Saraki.
Bukola Saraki at the CCT
Earlier today at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) in Abuja, a mild drama reportedly occurred when a supporter of the embattled Senate President, Bukola Saraki, asked counsel to the Federal Government, Rotimi Jacobs (SAN) to sit down.
According to DailyPost, the incident happened while Rotimi Jacobs was countering some points raised by Saraki’s lawyer, Paul Usoro (SAN) who had asked the principal witness, Wetkas who is an operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), if he was aware that under the law, a company is different from its shareholder.
The senior advocate also asked Wetkas if during his asset investigation, he came across any documentation where Saraki’s name was mentioned in connection with the credit facility taken by Skyview, a company his client had stake in. Wetkas said, 'For the fourth time, I’m saying no we did not find any connection.'
As the EFCC operative, Wetkas was responding to Usoro’s question, Jacobs interjected, saying the witness should not be asked questions based on law.
At this point, a supporter of the Senate President shouted, 'sit down, I say sit down.' Usoro, quickly stepped in to defend the unidentified supporter, saying, "My Lord, the rant was directed at me and not my brother here, Rotimi."
The tribunal Chairman, Danladi Umar, following the mild drama, urged observers of the proceedings to always stay quiet during proceedings.