Civil Servant Gets N10m Bail Over Asset Declaration Breaches

The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has granted one Mrs. Regina, a staff of the National Sports Commission (NSC), a bail of N10 million on a strict term and condition.

Regina was arraigned before the CCT by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) over two counts charges of refusing to declare her assets and liabilities while also engaging in private business while still in public service.

LEADERSHIP reports that CCT Chairman, Justice Danladi Umar, joined by two other members of the Tribunal: Hon. Agwadza W. Atedze and Hon. Juliet A. Anobor, presided over the hearing of the matter on Wednesday.

According to Justice Umar, the CCB arraigned the National Sports Commission staff for committing an offence punishable by the 1999 Constitution (as amended) for failing to declare her assets when she began her work as a public officer

“The second charge by the CCB is that, as a public officer, Mrs. Regina was running and managing her private business while still being a public servant.”

The CCT chairman, thereafter, adjourned the trial to November 20, 2024 for continuous hearing, adding that aside from the bail granted to the civil servant, she must be appearing in the court throughout her trial.