The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja today, struck out the
application filed by the embattled Senate President, Bukola Saraki
seeking a stay of proceeding of his trial at the Code of Conduct
Tribunal over allegations of corruption.
Justice Abdul Aboki, who led the three-man panel, gave the ruling
after the defence counsel; Kanu Agabi applied for its withdrawal saying
it would be better for them to base their application on the substantive
motion which bordered on the jurisdiction of the tribunal to try the
Senate president.
The court asked the parties to file and perfect all their documents to enable the parties to get a new date for a hearing.
SaharaReporters learnt that Saraki and his lawyers changed their
mind upon discovering that they had not filed the appropriate papers
detail a reason for the strange appeal.
The Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court had already decided that the tribunal has jurisdiction in the case.
Saraki's trial at the CCT will resume again on Wednesday.
-SaharaReporters
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