The Supreme Court, this morning dismissed the appeal filed
by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, where he requested that the Code of
Conduct Tribunal, CCT, be stopped from trying him. Delivering the judgement,
Justice Walter Onnoghen-led 6 man panel of judges dismissed Saraki’s appeal,
stating that it lacks merit.
Saraki who was accused
of false declaration of assets upon his assumption of office as the Senate
President filed an appeal against the CCT to quit his trial but to no avail
A Deputy Director in the office of the Attorney General of
the Federation, M.S.Hassan had on September 11, 2015 filed a 13- count
corruption charge against Saraki, among which the Senate President was accused
of making false declaration of assets on assumption of office as governor of
Kwara state in 2003.
A judge at the Federal High Court in Abuja on September 17,
2015, Ahmed Mohammed, gave an interim injunction to temporarily stop the CCT
trial but the Chairman, Danladi Umar of the CCB commenced the trial on
September 18, 2015 irrespective of the previous injunction, Umar gave a bench
warrant for Saraki’s arrest over his refusal to appear before the CCT.
Following the concession by the Federal Government’s
counsel, Rotimi Jacobs, for the proceedings of the tribunal to be halted if
Saraki’s appeal would be given an accelerated trial, a unanimous decision was
read by John Fabiyi-led five man panel of the Supreme court on November 12,
2015, ordered “to tarry a while” on the case.
The Chief Justice of the Federation, Mahmud Mohammed, on
December 3, announce February 5 as the date for ruling on the application. And
as the case may be right now, he could be on sit as his innocence is
questionable.
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