A deputy director in the office of the Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. M.S. Hassan, applied for the arrest order following Saraki's refusal to appear before the tribunal to enter his plea to the13- count corruption charge against him.
Saraki who was billed for arraignment this morning, sent his team of lawyers to serve the tribunal with a copy of the ruling of Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, yesterday, which summoned the Ministry of Justice to appear on Monday to show cause why the trial should be allowed to proceed.
Equally summoned by the court were the Chairman of the tribunal, Justice Danladi Umar and that of the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, Mr. Sam Saba, as well as Mr. Hassan who signed the charge against Saraki.
Meanwhile, irked by Saraki's absence at the tribunal for the commencement of his prosecution over alleged false declaration of assets, the Ministry of Justice prayed the Justice Umar-led panel to order for his arrest, saying "he cannot sit in the comfort of his chamber and object to his trial in absentia".
The prosecution further maintained that Justice Mohammed lacked the powers to summon the CCT and CCB chairmen, even as it accused Saraki of engaging in "forum shopping" in a desperate bid to scuttle his trial. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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We are waiting to see the unfolding drama.
ReplyDeleteWar is coming
ReplyDeleteBut oooh, y did d code of conduct bureau waited for more than 13 years before they could bring up this issue?
ReplyDeleteChange is here. Impunity is on its way out! This would never have happened under Jonathan.
ReplyDeleteIf Saraki had not bulldozed his way to become the Senate President, no charges would have been brought against him. He invited the wrath of the party for his action and this is pay back time. The party wants him out of the Senate President's seat by all means. It is not only Saraki that has one case or another to answer, others even at the top hierarchy of the party are enmeshed in one corrupt case or another.
DeleteRemove Buhari from APC and you find that there is no difference between the APC and the PDP. If Saraki is eventually nailed, then we expect to see the expository of a can of worms in the APC, because Saraki will surely hit back and will hit very hard. The drama has just started.
in 9ja you cant fight against the old brigade a.k.a The Powers That Be.....gov kalu tried to disrespect a certain Mr fix it, his airline operating license was revoked....ibori tried it with the powers that be, and was driven out of 9ja....saraki is from the ibori school of thought. let wait and see how the powers that be, will treat him....
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