Embattled
Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has been pictured looking so sad
this morning as he arrives at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, for his
trial in Abuja.
Bukola Saraki arriving at Code of Conduct Tribunal in Abuja
Embattled Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has returned to the
Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Abuja where he is standing trial for
alleged false declaration of assets.
He arrived the CCT at 9:53am on Thursday morning amidst cheers from his fellow senate colleagues who had arrived earlier.
Saraki’s trial began in September 2015 on a 13-count charge brought
by the Code of Conduct Bureau and at the last sitting on March 18,
Saraki’s lawyer, Kanu Agabi, asked the court to strike out the case,
saying the charge was invalid.
According to SaharaReporters, Saraki, yesterday, begged Justice
Abdul Kafarati of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to go ahead
and deliver judgement on the suit challenging his trial before the Code
of Conduct Tribunal.
This came on a day the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,
EFCC, distanced itself from the decision of Justice Kafarati to decline
ruling in the fundamental human rights enforcement case brought before
him by Senate President.
Justice Kafarati had on Tuesday, disqualified himself from the
matter which was originally scheduled for judgement, owing to bribery
allegation levelled against him by two online media outlets.
However, Saraki, yesterday, said he was dissatisfied that the judge
was blackmailed by his enemies to hands off the suit that was ripe for
judgement.
A former Federal Attorney General, Kanu Agabi, has said at the CCT
this morning that Saraki had been denied fair hearing by not being
allowed to provide explanations first, adding that at Thursday’s
hearing, Saraki was represented by 80 lawyers.
We'll be bringing you more details in today's CCT trial of the senate president.
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