Saraki losses bid to stop trial at Code of Conduct Tribunal

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(Nigeria) The  Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, sitting in Abuja on Thursday, refused to quash the 13-count charge preferred against the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki by the Federal Government.
The Justice Danladi Umar led panel held that the charge against him was valid and competent in law.
‎The CCT said both the law that established it and the 1999 constitution, as amended, conferred it with the requisite jurisdiction to hear and determine the case against Saraki.
Justice Umar, admitted that the tribunal took an erroneous decision in a similar case that involved the former governor of Lagos State and national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Ahmed Bola Tinubu.
He said: "The tribunal has since realised that the decision it made in the case between FRN vs Tinubu was in error and has clearly departed from it."
"It is not out of place for the prosecution to charge the defendant now. The application to quash the charge is hereby refused. The tribunal hereby re-inforce its jurisdiction in line with the constitution an section 3(d) of the CCB &Tribunal Act.
"Accordingly, the prosecution is hereby ordered to produce its witnesses for the trial of the defendant to commence immediately," Justice Umar held.
On Saraki's contention that FG waited for over 13 years before instituting the charge against him, the CCT panel, held that there is no time frame for the prosecution of a criminal offence.




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