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Senate President Bukola Saraki has withdrawn an application to stall his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) pending the hearing of his suit at the appeal court.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.”

UPDATES - False Assets Declaration: Saraki Arrives Tribunal with Just 4 Senators.

The Senate President, Bukola Saraki already arrived at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, in company of just four Senators. The Senators are Shaaba Lafiagi – Kwara North; Senator Kabiru Gaya – Kano; Senator Rafiu Ibrahim – Kwara South and  Senator Stella Oduah.

Justics Danladi Umar of CCT had three days ago said the Nigerian senate is no trial but Senator Bukola Saraki, hence there is no need for the Senators to overcrowding the tribunal.

Senator Olubukola Abubakar Saraki who is the Nigeria's Senate President is currently standing trial for alleged false declaration of assets and other criminal charges which the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, claimed was carried out while he was the Governor of Kwara State.

The Senate President had until now, enjoyed a large company of Senators who had been accompanying him to the tribunal in a bid to show their support.