There was mild drama at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT)
in Abuja this morning when Lanre Busari, the 1st witness of suspended Chief
Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, was found with prepared answers written in
a piece of paper popularly known in local parlance as ''Expo''.
At the resumed hearing of the case today April 1st, Onnoghen
opened his defence and his lawyers called in one of his witnesses, Lawal
Olanrewaju Busari, his official driver, who took the oath and entered the
witness box.
During the cross-examination, Busari answered all the
questions Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN), the defence counsel, asked him about his
relationship with Onnoghen and other questions.
However, when Aliyu Umar, the prosecution counsel, asked him
to hand over the paper in his hand to Danladi Umar, the CCT Chairman, it was
discovered that the paper contained written answers to questions of the defence
counsel.
The court, therefore, admitted the script found on the
witness as an exhibit.
The matter was adjourned till Wednesday, April 3rd.
