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Danladi Umar: Senate Adjourns Assault Petition Hearing Indefinitely; As Petitioner’s Lawyer Kicks

THE senate on Tuesday beats a retreat from further hearing the celebrated case of assault brought before it against the Chairman, Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar by an Abuja based security guard, Clement Sargwat and his lawyers.

The senate through its Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petition, headed by Senator Ayo Akinyelure, washed off its hands from the case and adjourned hearing of the petition indefinitely after Umar slammed it with an originating summon last week, challenging the jurisdiction of the senate and its committee to continue to entertain the case of assault.

Umar had asked the court to determine whether or not the upper legislative chamber was by so doing not usurping the powers of the police and the court.

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When the matter came up on Tuesday, Umar was conspicuously absent and for the first time failed to send any lawyer to represent him; an indication that he was done with the committee as he awaits his day in court.

Presenting the court summon, Akinyelure announced the decision of his committee to set aside the case, pending the outcome of the case in court that the senate has the powers to hear the case of assault brought before it against Umar.

The position of the senate panel did not sit quite well with the lawyer to the petitioner, Timizing Venjiris who told Akinyelure’s panel that Umar has nothing restraining it from going on with its investigation.

He said all that was served the senate was a mere originating summon which he said was not an order of any court stopping the senate from concluding its investigation into the matter.

The senate panel then rephrased, saying it cannot continue to hear a one sided case without hearing Umar’s side of the story. It consequently set aside the case sine die (indefinitely).

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