Danladi Umar
| Danladi Umar | |
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Justice Danladi Umar
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| Born | August 19, 1971 Bauchi |
| Residence | Abuja |
| Citizenship | Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Fields | Nigerian judges, List of Nigerian jurists |
| Institutions | Nickname(s) = sarakis fear, Jagaban of CCT. |
| Alma mater | University Of Maiduguri |
| Known for | Human Rights, Social Justice, Anti-Corruption |
Danladi Umar is a Nigerian jurist from Bauchi State in North Central Nigeria. Prior to becoming Chairman of the Code Of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) of Nigeria, he was a lawyer and a Chief Magistrate in Bauchi State, Nigeria. Appointed at aged 36 to the CCT as acting chairman, Danladi Umar went on to become the youngest chairman of the CCT four years later.
The National Judicial Council (Nigeria) as well as Federal Judicial Service Commission recommended him to President Goodluck Jonathan, who then appointed him to the position of the CCT chairman.
Danladi Yakubu Umar was born in Bauchi on August 19, 1971. A member of the Fulani tribe, he studied law and graduated from the University of Maiduguri. He was called to the bar in 1992.
After completing his studies, he entered private practice in the chambers of Ayinde Sani and Co, Ibrahim Umar and Co and Kanu Agabi and Associates. He later joined the Federal Civil Service as Senior Legal Officer, Nigerian Federal Ministry of Justice. He also held appointment as Assistant Legal Adviser in the Federal Capital Territory and Culture and Tourism.
At the age of 36, Danladi Umar was sworn in as an acting chairman of the Code Of Conduct Tribunal ("CCT"), the adjudication unit of the Code of Conduct Bureau. established under the Law of Nigeria. On July 11, 2011, he was appointed as the Chairman of the CCT, replacing his predecessor Justice Murtala Adebayo Sanni who died on January 24, 2011., the youngest person (age 40 years) to ever hold the office of chairman of the CCT. He was sworn in by the Chief Justice of Nigeria and Chairman of the National Judicial Council (NJC) Justice Aloysius A. I. Katsina-Alu at the Supreme Court, who also took the oaths from two other new tribunal members, retired Justice Robert Isaac Ewa Odu and Barrister Atedze William Agwaza, making up the three members of the CCT tribunal.
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