The Federal Government Wednesday filed two separate charges against Supreme Court judge, Justice Sylvester Nwali Ngwuta and and his Federal High Court counterpart, Justice Adeniyi Francis Adetokunbo Ademola at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) for alleged contravening the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) Act.
The Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice which filed the application at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) requested it to commence trial of the two judges.
Principal State Counsel at the Federal Ministry of Justice, Hajara Yusuf filed the charges on behalf of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice pursuant to Section 24 of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act.
In the FG request to arraign Justice Ngwuta, the application averred that he engaged in private business as a public officer, contrary to Section 6(b) of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act. He is also alleged to have refused to declare his assets as a public officer contrary to Section 15 of the Code of Conduct Bureau Act, Cap C15 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 and Punishable under Section 23(2) of the same Act.
