As punishment, the Danladi Umar-led tribunal in its judgment ordered that the property which Orubebe failed to declare be forfeited to the Federal Government. Umar, reading the judgment, said, “The tribunal has been satisfied with the prosecution that up till now, it is the name of the accused person that is with the Federal Capital Territory Land Registry as the owner of the property and not DW1/DIVENTION PROPERTIES LIMITED. “The tribunal hereby adjudges the accused person (Orubebe) guilty as charged and on that premise hands down the following punishment in accordance with Section 23 of the Code of Conduct Bureau/Tribunal Act as incorporated under the Fifth Schedule to the 1999 Constitution as amended: “The property known as Plot 2057 which belongs to the defendant is hereby seized and forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria.” The tribunal does not have the power to sentence a person it convicts to prison, however. It is the first time in the recent history of the tribunal that it would be convicting a top politically exposed person. The tribunal rejected the ex-minister’s defence that he (Orubebe) acquired the property after he became minister and sold it to another company before he left office.]]>