﻿{"id":372,"date":"2021-10-07T16:27:23","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T16:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccb.gov.ng\/?page_id=372"},"modified":"2026-06-17T10:05:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T10:05:51","slug":"progress-report","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ccb.gov.ng\/?page_id=372","title":{"rendered":"Progress Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"372\" class=\"elementor elementor-372\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9b3098 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b9b3098\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c7245e1\" data-id=\"c7245e1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a50aa1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a50aa1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Progress Report<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d160db0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d160db0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48d2fa1\" data-id=\"48d2fa1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce8943e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ce8943e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ANNUAL REPORT OF LEGAL DEPARTMENT, CODE OF CONDUCT BUREAU FROM JANUARY TO DECEMBER, 2O12<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bf6845a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bf6845a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a574270\" data-id=\"a574270\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff672a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"ff672a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2671\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2671\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">FUNCTIONS<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2671\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2671\"><ul><li><p>Providing legal advice and opinion to the Bureau.<\/p><\/li><li><p>Liaising with the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation on matters pertaining to the Bureau\u2019s statutory duties, and review of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act, and matters pertaining thereto.<\/p><\/li><li><p>Attends Petition Screening Committee meetings.<\/p><\/li><li><p>Prosecute public officers who contravene the code of conduct for public officers and defend all matters of interest to the Bureau.<\/p><\/li><li><p>Vetting Agreements, Contracts and Memoranda of Association<\/p><\/li><li><p>Performance of any other functions as may be directed by the Bureau.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2672\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2672\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">KOGI TRIBUNAL SITTING<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2672\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2672\"><p>The Legal Department attended the first Code of Conduct Tribunal sitting for the year from 17th -19th April, 2012. It prosecuted 172 public officers from Kwara and Kogi States charged for defaulting in declaring their Assets, as enshrined in Paragraph 11 of Part 1, Fifth Schedule of the Constitution, at the sitting of the Code of Conduct Tribunal in Lokoja, Kogi State. The public officers charged consist of staff of Nigerian Television Authority, Government House, Ilorin, Kwara State House of Assembly, Nigeria Police and staff of Local Government Councils from Kogi State. The table below shows summary of the proceedings that took place at the Tribunal sitting at Lokoja.<\/p><table width=\"869\"><tbody><tr><td>S\/No<\/td><td>State<\/td><td>Number of Cases Charged<\/td><td>Number Convicted<\/td><td>Number Struck Out<\/td><td>Number Pending<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1<\/td><td>Kwara and Kogi<\/td><td>172<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>147<\/td><td>23<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>143 of the cases filed at the Tribunal from kwara state where struck out from the Tribunal because of absence of prosecution witness. Two public officers were convicted by the Tribunal and were asked to vacate their offices for a year. Twenty-three cases are still pending at the Tribunal.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2673\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2673\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">CHARGES FILED AT THE CODE OF CONDUCT TRIBUNAL HEADQUARTERS, ABUJA ARISING FROM PETITIONS RECEIVED BY THE PETITION SCREENING COMMITTEE.<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2673\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2673\"><p>The Legal Department has further filed charges against the following public officers\u20ac\u2122 persons before the Code of Conduct Tribunal and hearing has already commenced on 11th \u20ac\u201c 13th September, 2012 and is now at different stages of proceedings at the Tribunal are\u00a0 listed below:<\/p><p>(i)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 F.R.N VS. EMIL LEMKE INYANG<br \/>(ii)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 F.R.N VS. BARR. KECHUKWU OZOR<br \/>(iii)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 F.R.N VS. RASHEED OWOLABI TAIWO<br \/>(iv)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 F.R.N VS. MOHAMMED TUKUR ALIYU<br \/>(v)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 F.R.N VS. ALIYU UMAR SANTURAKI<br \/>(vi)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 F.R.N VS. DAUDA ASHIGYE<br \/>(vii)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 F.R.N VS. DR. NATHANIEL OLAITAN ODEDIRAN<br \/>(viii)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 F.R.N VS. DR. WILLIE O. SIYANBOLA<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2674\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2674\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">FRESH CHARGES<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2674\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2674\"><p>The Legal Department is drafting fresh charges against public officers who have defaulted in declaring their Assets from the following States and Organizations, namely:<br \/>(i)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Abia State<br \/>(ii)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Akwa Ibom State<br \/>(iii)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Bauchi State<br \/>(iv)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Bayelsa State<br \/>(v)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Borno State<br \/>(vi)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Cross River State<br \/>(vii)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Ebonyi State<br \/>(viii)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Enugu State<br \/>(ix)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Kano State<br \/>(x)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Katsina State<br \/>(xi)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Nassarawa State<br \/>(xii)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Rivers State<br \/>(xiii)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Nigerian Custom Service<br \/>(xiv)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Vehicle Inspection Office<br \/>(xv)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Independent Electoral Commission<br \/>(xvi)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Kwara\u00a0 State<br \/>The charges in respect of the above listed states and establishments will be filed in January, 2013 when the Code of Conduct Tribunal Chairman and members resume from vacation.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2675\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2675\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">CODE OF CONDUCT TRIBUNAL SITTING AT JALINGO FROM 27TH TO 29TH NOVEMBER 2012<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2675\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2675\"><p>The Tribunal sat at Jalingo, Taraba state and considered cases from 3 (three) states from the Northeast geopolitical zone of the country namely Adamawa, Gombe and Taraba states. Of the 116 (One Hundred and Sixteen) cases that were mentioned for hearing 7 were stuck out. 10 were acquitted. 11 of the public officers were deceased and two were convicted. 86 cases are pending before the Tribunal.<br \/>The table below is a summary of the cases tried at the Tribunal sitting at Jalingo.<\/p><table width=\"646\"><tbody><tr><td>State<\/td><td>Cases Listed<\/td><td>Cases Struck Out<\/td><td>Number of Persons Aquitted<\/td><td>No of Defaulters Death<\/td><td>Convicted<\/td><td>Pending<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gombe<\/td><td>17<\/td><td>Nil<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>\u2013<\/td><td>13<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Adamawa<\/td><td>13<\/td><td>Nil<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>Nil<\/td><td>\u2013<\/td><td>11<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Taraba<\/td><td>86<\/td><td>7<\/td><td>6<\/td><td>9<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>62<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Total<\/td><td>116<\/td><td>7<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>11<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>86<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>The statistical Representation of all cases sent to the Code of Conduct Tribunal for year 2012 is thus: &#8211;<\/p><table width=\"658\"><tbody><tr><td width=\"79\">No. of Cases<\/td><td width=\"111\">No. Convicted<\/td><td width=\"145\">No. Discharged and Acquitted<\/td><td width=\"146\">No. of Defaulters Death<\/td><td width=\"143\">No. Adjourned<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>296<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>165<\/td><td>11<\/td><td>116<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Progress Report ANNUAL REPORT OF LEGAL DEPARTMENT, CODE OF CONDUCT BUREAU FROM JANUARY TO DECEMBER, 2O12 FUNCTIONS Providing legal advice and opinion to the Bureau. 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