The trial of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has been put on hold following an order of the Supreme Court to suspend trial pending the determination of Saraki’s appeal.
The Public Relations Officer of the tribunal, Mr Ibraheem Alhassan, made the disclosure in Abuja on Monday.
Alhassan said that the decision to suspend hearing was to show due respect to the apex court’s directive for stay of proceedings.
“The case was slated for hearing on Nov. 23, but as a mark of respect for the apex court, the tribunal decided to tarry a while pending the determination of Saraki’s appeal challenging the jurisdiction of the tribunal to try him,” he said.
Justice John Fabiyi, leading a five-man panel of justices of the apex court, ordered the Justice Danladi Umar-led tribunal to suspend further hearing in the matter.
Fabiyi held that the stay of proceeding was to enable the apex court hear and determine the substantive appeal brought by Saraki.
In a unanimous ruling, the apex court held that “It is imperative to state that all the parties, including the Code of Conduct Tribunal,
should tarry a while to enable this court 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”.
The Supreme Court, however, gave both parties seven days each to file and serve their briefs in order to ensure accelerated hearing.
Following this development, the Prosecuting Counsel, Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), gave an undertaking that the Federal Government would not do anything until the Supreme Court had reached a final decision on the appeal.
Jacobs urged the court to give the matter accelerated hearing in line with Section 306 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015.
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The next time we hear from the Supreme Court it will be that the CCT has no business distrubing Saraki, becvause those before him had committed similar offences and were not prosecuted. We know that this Supreme Ct is more corrupt than Customs and Police put together..
ReplyDeleteIt is a lie! The court is peopled by eminent personalties. Some Nigerians can't trust even their parents.
ReplyDeleteJust say they do not trust themselves.
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ReplyDeleteJust say they do not trust themselves.
ReplyDeleteWe should always be patient and refrain from jumping into conclusion on all matter. Let's await the result of the apex court's hearing of this matter.
ReplyDeleteGone @ those days they say the patient dog eat the fattest bone,but now brother if dog slow the bone go finish for ground o. We are Nigerians and we know our judiciary so please let's shout early
DeleteShut up! Which court is peopled by eminent personalities? In which country? Are you alien?..the Nigeria court we know is very corrupt and has various of tactics in discontinue of cases. So let us shout, the earlier the better
ReplyDeleteShut up! Are you an alien? Or have you not been in this country all your life? The court is peopled by eminent personalities says who. Is it not in this same country case had being stayed for 9 years? What we know abt our judiciary is that they have their tactics of discontinue of cases and this is definitely a symptom. So let's us shout, after all the earlier the better they says
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