As the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) trial of
Senate president Abubakar Bukola Saraki continues today, the Nigerian
Senate has again shutdown its sitting to support its leader.
Daily Post reports that Saraki had adjourned sitting to November 10, a situation which Senator Dino Melaye explained was to enable adhoc committees work on their reports.
He said: “The sitting was adjourned to Tuesday to enable four adhoc committees complete their reports and submit next week.”
But, facts have now emerged over the real reason for the action of the upper chamber of the National Assembly, as it was gathered that the senators will be at the CCT trial with their leader, to offer him moral support.
Saraki’s case at the tribunal borders on allegations of foreign accounts ownership when he was the governor of Kwara state and transferred the sum of $73, 223.28 from his GTB domiciliary account to an American Express account.
The senate president was also alleged to have made false assets declaration during his stay as the governor, in respect of some Lagos properties.
Saraki has already pleaded ‘not guilty’ to the 13-count criminal charge preferred against him by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) over alleged false assets declaration, and the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Justice Danladi Umar had adjourned till November 5 and 6.
This was to enable the tribunal await the judgment of the Appeal Court, where Saraki had challenged the jurisdiction of the tribunal to try him, but an appeal court sitting in Abuja last Friday, October 30, dismissed Saraki’s appeal in a split decision of two Justices to one.
And in a rather quick reaction, Saraki had on Tuesday, November 3, pleaded with the Supreme Court to appeal against the court of appeal, which affirmed the jurisdiction of CCT to try him.
Daily Post reports that Saraki had adjourned sitting to November 10, a situation which Senator Dino Melaye explained was to enable adhoc committees work on their reports.
He said: “The sitting was adjourned to Tuesday to enable four adhoc committees complete their reports and submit next week.”
But, facts have now emerged over the real reason for the action of the upper chamber of the National Assembly, as it was gathered that the senators will be at the CCT trial with their leader, to offer him moral support.
Saraki’s case at the tribunal borders on allegations of foreign accounts ownership when he was the governor of Kwara state and transferred the sum of $73, 223.28 from his GTB domiciliary account to an American Express account.
The senate president was also alleged to have made false assets declaration during his stay as the governor, in respect of some Lagos properties.
Saraki has already pleaded ‘not guilty’ to the 13-count criminal charge preferred against him by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) over alleged false assets declaration, and the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Justice Danladi Umar had adjourned till November 5 and 6.
This was to enable the tribunal await the judgment of the Appeal Court, where Saraki had challenged the jurisdiction of the tribunal to try him, but an appeal court sitting in Abuja last Friday, October 30, dismissed Saraki’s appeal in a split decision of two Justices to one.
And in a rather quick reaction, Saraki had on Tuesday, November 3, pleaded with the Supreme Court to appeal against the court of appeal, which affirmed the jurisdiction of CCT to try him.
Title : CCT: Senate Shutdown Plenary To Drum Support For Saraki As Trial Resumes Today
Description : As the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) trial of Senate president Abubakar Bukola Saraki continues today, the Nigerian Senate has again shu...
Description : As the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) trial of Senate president Abubakar Bukola Saraki continues today, the Nigerian Senate has again shu...
