The Senate President, Bukola Saraki trial which was scheduled to hold today at the Code of Conduct Tribunal has been postponed by one week. This twist of turn was as a result of the submission of an application to the CCT by his lawyers under the leadership of Kanu Agabi.
According to SaharaReporters: Saraki arrived the venue of the trial in Abuja under tight security,
however, what had promised to be a historic trial date did not happen as
the tribunal quickly ended the day by acceding to the request of
Saraki’s lawyers contesting the tribunal’s jurisdiction.
A government lawyer who spoke to Saharareporters said the application
challenging the jurisdiction of the tribunal came as a surprise since
the Supreme Court had settled the issue of jurisdiction in its ruling,
he also indicated that Saraki’s lawyers had not be shared their
application with prosecutors before the commencement of today’s tribunal
sitting.
SaharaReporters had revealed that Saraki’s sudden change of his lead
attorney was due to his belief that Mr. Agabi could influence the judge
and prosecutor because he was at a time their principal both at his law
firm as well as during his tenure as Nigeria’s attorney general.
The tribunal adjourned the case till Friday next week for the continuation of hearing.
Mr. Agabi later addressed the media claiming the fresh application was in the "interest of justice"
Source:
SaharaReporters
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