FG did not withdraw case against Orubebe –CCT

The Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, has refuted media reports that the Federal Government had dropped the charge it brought against a former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Godsday Orubebe.

This was stated on Monday by the  Head, Press and Public Relations of the CCT, Mr. Ibraheem Al-hassan, who added that the case was ongoing, contrary to reports  in some newspapers and online platforms.

According to Al-hassan, the Federal Government only substituted the former charge with a new one at the last proceeding on March 8.

The statement read in part: “Our attention at the Code of Conduct Tribunal has been drawn to recent publications from some sections of mass media, indicating that the Federal Government has withdrawn charges against former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Godsday Peter Orubebe.

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“The tribunal is compelled to refute the said publications, specifically contained in ThisDay and Leadership newspapers and online media, dated March 21, 2016.

“The purported withdrawal is said to be based on the case being fundamentally defective.

“Pursuant to the above, the CCT advises that, to the best of our knowledge and based on available records as of the time of this report, the information is misleading, distortive, as such it should be ignored.

“The case of Mr. Godsday Peter Orubebe before the CCT in charge N0. CCT/ABJ/02/15 is still ongoing”.

The statement further states that what transpired in court in the last session held on March 8, 2016 was a substitution of the initial charge with a newly filed charge by the prosecution.

“Thus, there is no withdrawal of the case by the prosecution”, the CCT said.

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