The Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed an appeal by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, seeking to quash corruption charges brought by the Code of Conduct Bureau against him.
The
appeal court ruled Friday, upholding the authority of the Code of Conduct
Tribunal to try Mr. Saraki.
Mr.
Saraki is facing a 13-count charge of alleged false declaration of assets and
corruption.
He
denies the charges.
Mr.
Saraki had challenged the jurisdiction of the tribunal and had asked the Court
of Appeal to nullify the trial which is set to begin in November.
The
Court of Appeal ruled that the “The CCT is a court of criminal jurisdiction,
albeit limited jurisdiction”.
It
added: “There is no inherent difference between a court and a tribunal. The
only difference is that tribunals in most cases handle special cases”.
The
three-member panel of judges, led by Moore Adumein, also affirmed that the
tribunal was properly constituted- another kernel of Mr. Saraki’s suit.
- Premium Times
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