CCT trial : WE ARE NOT INVOLVED IN SARAKI ASSET TRIAL, CCB AGENT TELLS COURT

The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) has said that it had no case of false assets declaration against the Senate President, Bukola Saraki until the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) filed the criminal charge against the former Governor Kwara State in 2015.

The bureau which has the legal responsibility of vetting assets forms submitted to it by public office holders held that there was no petition or complaint of false asset declaration against the Senate President hence his assets forms were not subjected to probe by the CCB.

Appeal Court: Saraki Withdraws Application Against CCT Trial

Senate President Bukola Saraki has withdrawn an application to stall his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) pending the hearing of his suit at the appeal court. The senate president is facing trial at the CCT for alleged false declaration of assets.

On Monday at the appeal court, Kanu Agabi, Saraki’s lead counsel, withdrew the application and asked the court to grant accelerated hearing to his appeal challenging the jurisdiction of the CCT to try his client. “When your lordship has read such a voluminous motion, it is unfair to say we are withdrawing. But we have to. We want to withdraw the motion,” he said.

“In the motion, dated April 4, we prayed your lordship to stay proceedings at the CCT pending the hearing of our appeal. But we now want to urge your lordship to grant accelerated hearing to our appeal. “My Lord, we appeal to you to grant us accelerated hearing.”