Code of Conduct Tribunal adjourns its sittings till after 2016 annual recess.

The Chairman Code of Conduct Tribunal, Hon Danladi Yakubu Umar, on Tuesday adjourned all sittings scheduled for this week and those to come within July and August till after the resumption from recess to be embarked by the Tribunal’s Judges soon.
The decision was taken due to the ongoing Roundtable Discussion involving CCT and other critical stakeholders within and outside the country, to develop the Code of Ethics and Practice Directions for the Code of Conduct Tribunal to ensure fair and speedy trials, sponsored by European Union (EU) and implemented by United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, (UNODC).

He however, assured litigants currently with cases before the court, would have their new dates shortly after the vacation; September, 2016, which would be communicated to them, appropriately.
The Tribunal regrets the pains caused by the sudden change.

Ibraheem Al-hassan,
Head, Press & Public Relations,
CCT HQ Abuja
12 July, 2016.