Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Kanu Agabi, the lead lawyer for embattled Senator Bukola Saraki, has apologised over the conduct of Ajibola Oluyede, another senior advocate of Nigeria, at the Code of Conduct Tribunal on Thurday.
Agabi, was not in court when there was an exchange of words between the Tribunal Chairman, Danladi Umar and Oluyede on Thursday morning.
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On arrival, Agabi interrupted proceedings to apologise to the Judge for Oluyede’s behaviour.
He admitted that Oluyede was a member of his team pleaded with the Tribunal Chairman not to judge the lawyer by his weakness.
“Don’t be angry. If other people annoy you, would you send them to prison?” Agabi pleaded.
“In this case, I would have done that,” the judge reaffirmed.
But for the intervention of other lawyers in court, Umar would have sent Oluyede to prison.
The exchange of words was over a "frivolous" application filed by Oluyede for Saraki.
Oluyede had in the application asked Mr. Umar to disqualify himself from hearing the suit against Saraki over allegations that he is also being investigated by the EFCC, a matter that has been dismissed since the administration of Goodluck Jonathan.
Agabi, was not in court when there was an exchange of words between the Tribunal Chairman, Danladi Umar and Oluyede on Thursday morning.
VIDEO:Bukola Saraki's Lawyers Make Fresh Attempt To Disrupt His Trial At The CCT
On arrival, Agabi interrupted proceedings to apologise to the Judge for Oluyede’s behaviour.
He admitted that Oluyede was a member of his team pleaded with the Tribunal Chairman not to judge the lawyer by his weakness.
“Don’t be angry. If other people annoy you, would you send them to prison?” Agabi pleaded.
“In this case, I would have done that,” the judge reaffirmed.
But for the intervention of other lawyers in court, Umar would have sent Oluyede to prison.
The exchange of words was over a "frivolous" application filed by Oluyede for Saraki.
Oluyede had in the application asked Mr. Umar to disqualify himself from hearing the suit against Saraki over allegations that he is also being investigated by the EFCC, a matter that has been dismissed since the administration of Goodluck Jonathan.
Speaking further, Justice Danladi said: “I have said I will not listen to that motion. I would have sent him to prison for contempt in the face of the court. He was arguing with me. I would have sent him to prison. He would have been cooling his feet there now. Maybe from there, he will be taken to another place. It was because other colleagues begged for him that I allowed him to be sitting there now.”
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