The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal will on Friday (today) decide on whether or not to quash the charges of false assets declaration preferred against Senate President Bukola Saraki before the Code of Conduct Tribunal.

Saraki had filed his appeal before the appellate court to challenge the competence of the charges filed against him and the constitution of the tribunal, which he said comprised two members instead of the three provided for by law.

The judgment of the Appeal Court was earlier scheduled to be delivered on October 19, but it was on that day adjourned indefinitely because it was said not to be ready.

Following that, the Justice Danladi Umar-led tribunal adjourned the trial of the Senate President which was due to commence on October 21, till November 5, to await the judgment of the Court of Appeal.

The judgment will effectively terminate the Senate President’s trial before the CCT if the Court of Appeal rules in his favour on Friday.

The Justice Moore Adumein-led panel of the appeal court had on October 16 heard the appeal. Fresh hearing notice for the delivering of the judgment was issued late on Thursday.

Respondents to the appeal are the CCT, the Code of Conduct Bureau, in whose name the charges were filed, the Federal Ministry of Justice and a lawyer in the ministry, Mr. Muslim Hassan.

At the hearing of the appeal, Saraki’s lead counsel, Mr. Joseph Daudu (SAN), urged the appellate court to “set aside the entire proceedings of the Code of Conduct Tribunal including the charges before it.”

He anchored his prayer on, among other grounds, that the CCT was not properly constituted to entertain the charges because it was made up of two judges instead of three provided for in Paragraph 15(1) of the Fifth Schedule to the constitution.

On that score, he argued that the Section 28 of the Interpretation Act relied upon by the respondents giving room for the tribunal to validly sit with its chairman and one other member, could not “water down” the provisions of the constitution.

He also argued that in the absence of the Attorney-General of the Federation no competent charges could be filed against his client.

He also contended that the CCB failed to confront his client with the allegation as a pre-condition for filing charges against him (Saraki).

But the respondents’ counsel, Mr. Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), urged the Appeal Court to dismiss the suit, on the grounds that it was based on “misconception and wrong interpretation of the law.”

He faulted Daudu’s prayer for the dismissal of the charge based on an alleged fact that the panel of the tribunal was not properly constituted.

On the issue of the tribunal not being properly constituted, Jacobs argued that two out of the three members of tribunal could validly the conduct proceedings by virtue of the provisions of Section 28 of the Interpretation Act recognised by the constitution in its section 308(4).

Source www.punchng.com/2015/10/2354

Saraki the snake


He has made a deal


The case will result to nothing.

Let's see if PDP senators will withdraw their support on him or not.
Can anything positive come out the judgment?

Believe me the case will die off now that saraki has cleared the ministers.Simple bargain,clear my ministers and I will close your case in PMB voice..

Okay

APC should let Saraki be, be has learnt his lesson

Must be found guilty.

Apcheat sinators are all corrupt.
Saraki u never shii shumtin.

Mja

Let them clear him jor

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Total Rubbish!!! from the start ..God have mercy on this country. Hope u guys are not expecting something different from this case??

macolino:
Believe me the case will die off now that saraki has cleared the ministers.Simple bargain,clear my ministers and I will close your case in PMB voice..

Damn funny

We shuldnt expect any beta judgement.. Saraki don scratch PMB's back!! It's very sad dat d case will just die a natural death.

Saraki go and sin no more
Your sins have been forgiven
Welcome to the house of the #formerthieves. Buhari

Go for it

Of course we expect the appeal court to favour saraki after acting in accordance to his master's wish


Only in Nigeria such arrant Nonsense happens where the party at the Central controls everything including the judiciary

U are too wicked.

.I believe its time pmb,tinubu and APC forgive Saraki.Saraki has been well curtailed enough by the onslaught from pmb,APC and tinubu.

macolino:
Believe me the case will die off now that saraki has cleared the ministers.Simple bargain,clear my ministers and I will close your case in PMB voice..

As simple as Abc.

PMB is no saint.

Dem should leave am joor

Saraki has paid d price by confirming Amaechi as a minister, so expect nothing from d ruling today.

the best

This people are just playing politics with the masses. So after confirming amaechi, appeal court no longer adjourn indefinitely?

Although I am beginning to like Saraki but please the guy should return all the money he stole when he was a governor.

Wat else......in lai mohammed's voice '' the APC is now united''.......

A

i don't even know what to coment sef

NIGERIAAAAAAAAAA!!! NINE-TO-JIRI-IYA..... nine wake up to see beaten (9jiriya)

APC leaders, members and sympathizers have all proven to be be baboon brainless buffoons.
They shouted thief thief but fought for corrupt Ministers.....
They said they wanted a new way of doing things but watched with zombie glee as PDP became APC...
They voted for CHANGE and it is for the worst, like a beautiful babe newly addicted to crack everything is falling apart day by day....
"sigh Boooohari"

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Source www.punchng.com/2015/10/2354

no body will be surprised of the out come.
Buharidullardinhobabaonechance should stop deceiving himself with corruption war chanting,