Two civil society groups and a lawyer have filed a lawsuit challenging the removal of Justice Danladi Umar as Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT).
The case, submitted to the Federal High Court in Abuja, named President Bola Tinubu, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, and other officials as defendants.
The plaintiffs claimed the National Assembly’s decision to remove Umar violated constitutional provisions.
They sought to block the implementation of the Senate and House of Representatives’ resolution and prevent the president from acting on it.
The legal team argued that the process lacked due process and contradicts the 1999 Constitution and the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act.
The court, presided over by Justice James Omotosho, has directed that notices be served through alternative means and set January 14, 2025, for the hearing.
