Assets Declaration: Presidential Panel Drags Senator Peter Nwaoboshi To CCT

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The Federal Government has dragged Senator Peter Nwaoboshi (PDP Delta North), before the Code of Conduct Tribunal on a three count charge of false declaration of assets.

The charges were filed by the Department of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Federal Ministry of Justice. 

Senator Nwaoboshi was referred to the DPP’s office by the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property headed by Okoi Obono-Obla.

A copy of the charges shows that Nwaoboshi is to be tried for allegedly making false declaration in his Assets Form CCB1 submitted to the Code of Conduct Bureau by failing to declare three bank accounts he is believed to be maintaining with Sterling Bank (Nigeria) Ltd since 2015.

The charges reads; “That you, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, adult, male, Nigerian citizen and a serving Senator representing Delta North constituency within the jurisdiction of this Tribunal did make false declaration in your asset declaration Form CCB 1 No: SEN001098 in that you refused to declare Account No: 0008600331 maintained by you with Sterling Bank (Nigeria) Ltd which is in operation since about 2015 and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 15 (1) and (2) of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act Cap 015 LFN 2004 and punishable under Section 23 (2) of Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act Cap 015 LFN 2004. 

“That you, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, adult, male, Nigerian Citizen and a serving Senator representing Delta North Constituency within the jurisdiction of this Tribunal did make false declaration in your asset declaration Form CCB 1 No: SEN001098 in that you refused to declare Account No: 0006493689 maintained by you with sterling Bank (Nigeria) Ltd which is in operation since about 2015 and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 15 (1) and (2) of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act Cap 015 LFN 2004 and punishable under Section 23 (2) (c) of Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act Cap 015 LFN 2004

“That you, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, adult, male, Nigerian citizen and a ooserving Senator representing Delta North constituency within the jurisdiction of this Tribunal did make false declaration in your asset declaration Form CCB 1 No: SEN001098 in that you refused to declare Account No: 000997287 maintained by you with Sterling Bank (Nigeria) Ltd which is in operation since about 2015 and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 15 (1) and (2) of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act Cap 015 LFN 2004 and punishable under Section 23 (2) (c) of Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act Cap 015 LFN 2004.”

Accompanying the charges filed against Nwaoboshi was a document titled, ‘an application to commence trial’.

The Principal State Counsel at the Federal Ministry of Justice, Mr Labaran Magaji, who signed the charges, alleged Nwaoboshi’s action was contrary to section 15(1) and (2) of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act and punishable under section 23(2) of the same Act.

The summary of the prosecution’s case also attached to the charges, read, “It is the prosecution’s case that the defendant, a serving senator was investigated and found to have falsely declared his assets in his assets declaration Form CCB1 No. SEN001098.

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