The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has adjourned the trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki indefinitely.

Saraki is being tried on three of the 18 counts of false assets declaration filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

At the resumed trial, Danladi Umar, CCT chairman, called the attention of the parties to a letter from the defendant dated January 19, 2018, seeking a stay in the criminal proceedings as a result of two appeals pending before the Supreme Court of Nigeria.

Umar said, going by sections 305 and 306 of the administration of criminal justice act, an appeal does not mean stay in proceedings “but in view of the fact that there are some issues in the appeal before the Supreme Court which are involved in this case, we think it is germane to consider the integrity of the apex court.”

Last year, the court of appeal restored three out of the 18 counts of false assets declaration against Saraki which were earlier dismissed by the CCT.

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