supreme court halts saraki's trial at cct
Supreme Court halts Saraki’s trial at CCT
The Supreme Court, this morning, stayed further hearing on the
13-count criminal charge pending against the Senate President, Dr.
Olubukola Saraki, before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT.
The apex court, in a ruling today, directed the Justice Danladi Umar-led
tribunal to suspend the trial to enable it to hear and determine the
substantive appeal that Saraki lodged before it.
This was even as the prosecuting counsel, Mr. Rotimi Jacobs, SAN,
entered an undertaking before the apex court that “no unusual step will
be taken by the federal government”, in relation to the matter.
In their ruling, a five-man panel of Justices of the Supreme Court led
by Justices John Fabiyi, held: “It is imperative to state that all the
parties, including the Code of Conduct Tribunal, should tarry a while to
enable this court to determine the appeal before it.
“In effect, further proceeding at the CCT should be stayed pending the
hearing of the appeal. Hearing date will be communicated to all the
parties”, Justice Fabiyi ruled.
All the other members of the apex court panel also concurred with the lead ruling.
Saraki is in his appeal marked SC/852/2015, praying the apex court to
invoke its powers and quash the 13-count criminal charge that was
preferred against him by the federal government.
Besides, he wants the Supreme Court to set aside the judgement of the
Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal which on October 30, gave the
government the nod to open its case by call witnesses to testify
against him.
In the appeal he filed through his team of lawyers led by Mr. J.B.
Daudu, SAN, the embattled Senate President, applied for: “An order
staying further proceedings in Charge No: CCT/ABJ/01/2015 between
Federal Republic of Nigeria vs Dr. Olubukola Abubakar Saraki fixed for
hearing on 5th and 6th of November, 2015 pending the determination of
the appeal pending before the Supreme Court against the judgment of the
Court of Appeal dated 30th October, 2015.”
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