MOHAMMED LAWAL GARBA, JSC (Delivering the Leading Judgement): The Respondent was charged before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, (trial tribunal) setting at Abuja and convicted on a single count of false declaration of assets contrary to Section 15 of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act. Cap Cl5 of the Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, punishable under Section 23(2) of the Act.
The particulars of the offence, as set out in 2016 are as follows:-
"That you, GODSDAY PETER ORUBEBE on or about 29th Day of June, 2011 while being a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in charge of Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs at Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honorable tribunal, did make a false declaration of assets to the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) when you failed to declare plot 2057 Asokoro District, Abuja on assumption of Office on 26th day of September, 2007 and on leaving office (at the end of your tenure) on the 29th day of June, 2011 and you thereby committed the offenc…