The Senate having resumed from two weeks recess
on Tuesday has moved to amend the Code of
Conduct Bureau Act and that of Administration of
Criminal Justice Act 2015, suggesting an effort
towards killing the ongoing trial of Senate President,
Bukola Saraki.

Rising from over an hour closed door meeting, the
Senate President announced at the commencement of
Tuesday’s plenary that the Senate discussed on 2016
appropriation budget and the smooth operations of
the National Assembly which he put to vote.

“Is it a true reflection of the Senate that 2016
appropriation and the smooth running of the National
Assembly were discussed at closed door session?”,
he asked.

Though the proposed amendment of Code of Conduct
Bureau (CCB) and that of Administration of Criminal
Justice Act 2015 did not reflect on the Order Papers
that had 6 presentations of proposed bills, the Chief
Whip, Senator Bala Ibn N’allah, while introducing the
bill did mention that these two bills be considered for
amendment, corroborated by Clerk to the Senate on
the floor and was subsequently taken.

“Mr Senate President, a Bill for amendment of Code of
Conduct Bureau and Administration of Criminal
Justice Act 2015 be taken by the Senate,”N’allah
said.

The implication of taking a proposed amendment of
any bills means that they can start work any
moment.

It is recalled that Nigeria’s Senate President’s case is
trapped within the armbit of Code of Conduct Bureau
and Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015 which
was just passed into law by the 7th Senate.

However, Senator Matthew Urhoghide (PDP) irked by
the trial of Saraki in an interview with Judiciary
Correspondents at the Code of Conduct Tribunal
vowed that the National Assembly would amend those
Acts which he described as fatal to Nigeria’s Judicial
system.


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