Just in: S’Court dismisses FG’s appeal of false declaration against Orubebe

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the nullification of a judgement that convicted Godsday Orubebe, a former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, over a false declaration of assets.

In a unanimous judgement delivered on Friday, a five-member panel of the apex court dismissed the appeal by the federal government seeking to set aside the verdict of the court of appeal.

Persecondnews recalls that the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has found Godsday Orubebe, former minister of Niger Delta affairs, guilty of false declaration of assets.

Danladi Umar, the chairman of the tribunal, delivered the judgment convicting Orubebe of the offence.

“I hereby seize, on behalf of the federal government, the property known as plot 2057.”

“The prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt, and all evidence tendered was admitted,” he ruled.

He held that Orubebe committed an offence for not declaring a piece of property in Abuja, which he claimed he had sold.

The federal government had filed a one-count charge of false declaration of assets against Orubebe.

The government claimed that he committed the offence while he was a public officer.