I saved Tinubu from Disgrace at 2011 Code of Conduct Tribunal – Adoke

Former Attorney-General of the Federation, Bello Adoke has revealed how he saved fomer lagos governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu when he was put on trial by the Code of Conduct Tribunal in 2011.

In a recent interview with The Cable, ex-AGF Adoke who is under investigation for his alleged role in the $1.3 billion Malabu scandal said that he prevailed on the Nigerian government to step down appeal process against Tinubu, after the tribunal in 2011 quashed the APC chieftain’s trial for alleged operation of foreign accounts.

Adoke said: “Even I am told that the Tinubu people think I was the one responsible for his trial at the Code of Conduct Bureau, but I was not the one.

“In fact, when the government wanted to appeal, I stood my ground that Tinubu should not be disgraced.

“I argued that there are people in Nigeria that we just cannot afford to rubbish over anything.”

He said this while denying any involvement in fraud, despite his indictment and investigation by Nigerian and Italian authorities.

He also explained that he made entreaties to relevant authorities before the government slammed a three-count criminal charge against Tinubu.

Adoke said the Jonathan administration was planning to appeal the verdict at the time, but he intervened close the case in order to help Tinubu.

“Tinubu knows very well that I did that. There was nothing legally possible that Tinubu wanted that I did not do for him, which made people even accuse me of working for the opposition at that time,” Adoke said.