The Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday dismissed a fresh application by Senate President, Bukola Saraki, to stop his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT).
Justice Ibrahim Buba held that he lacked jurisdiction to entertain the suit.
He said it ought to have been filed in Abuja where the cause of action took place.
The judge said Saraki could not prove that his rights were about to be violated in Lagos.
“He has to proffer the reason for the court to hold that his right is about to be violated in Lagos State. The key word is ‘state’,” said the judge.
The Attorney-General of the Federation, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) and Inspector-General of Police were the respondents.
Others were – the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), the CCT, its chairman Justice Danladi Umar, and members Mr. Ataedze Adza, Mr. Sam Saba, Mohammed Diri and Mr. M.S. Hassan.
Saraki, through his lawyer Ajibola Oluyede, had sought a declaration that his trial at the CCT falls short of the requirements of Article 3 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights and Section 36 of the 1999 Constitution.
He said there was “clear appearance of bias” against him, as well as an “apparent pursuit of a pre-determined agenda for the humiliation and conviction of the applicant.”
The Senate President sought an order nullifying the charges at the CCT, and an order restraining the tribunal from continuing with his trial.
The applicant prayed the court to restrain the AGF, EFCC, Saba, Diri and Hassan from continuing with the trial at CCT or any other judicial forum.
He further sought a declaration that the “obvious subjugation and use of the respondents against the applicant for the political objectives of the ruling political party at the federal level, the All Progressives Congress, amounts to an exercise of executive power for ulterior motives and not for the public good.”
According to Oluyede, the respondents are humiliating and prosecuting Saraki on trumped up charges “with the intention of securing his removal, impeachment and or resignation from office as Senate President.”
He said the respondents’ actions constituted an infringement of the applicant’s fundamental rights to be presumed innocent until proven guilty and to be given a fair hearing by an impartial tribunal. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Trumped up charges? Nonsense! The CCT appears ready to present objective evidence in support of the charges. So, what's trumped up about that?
ReplyDeleteWhy is Saraki afraid of the CCT?
ReplyDeleteIf Saraki believe he is not guilty of any offence, why is he wasting millions of Naira on lawyers?
Saraki's legal team are putting their hope on legal technicalities only. Sad for Saraki because the legal team are accepting defeat in relying only on technicalities without substance.
I am disappointed in all the so-called SANs representing him. What a waste of time and money?
I seem not to understand the way things go in this country. Every day a lot of corrupt practices are carried out in Nigeria. We know and confirm that these things happen. Now anytime someone is charged for corrupt practice, it becomes politically motivated. Now who are the people that commit these corruption? Why do we deceive ourselves. Please Dr. Bukola Saraki, why dont you stop all these charade and hacken to the call of submitting yourself before the Code of Conduct Tribunal? Go there and clear yourself as we all know you are innocent or are you trying to say that we do not understand? Please stop deceiving Nigerians and yourself. You popularity is diminishing.
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