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Supreme Court dismisses Saraki’s appeal! says He Must Face Trial

The Supreme Court has on friday dismissed an appeal by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, challenging the validity of his trial on charges of falsifying details of assets declaration preferred against him by the Code of Conduct Tribunal.
Justice Mahmud Mohammed, unanimously ruled that Saraki’s appeal against the jurisdiction of the trial and competence of the charges, were without merit.  Justice Wallter Onnoghen in reading the statement, stated that the Danladi Umar-led Code of Conduct Tribunal was validly constituted by two members.
Justice Onnoghen held to the fact that the tribunal was by the provisions of its enabling laws and the Constitution conferred with the quasi-criminal jurisdiction and thus could validly issue bench warrant, adding that the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015 was applicable to the proceedings of the tribunal.
He dismissed the allegation by Saraki that he was not properly served with the charges and also held that the charges filed before the CCT before the appointment of the Attorney-General of the Federation were valid.
“I have looked at the records, there is no where such orders was made,” Justice Onnoghen ruled.

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