The Court of Appeal in Abuja said on Monday that it would no longer hear applications for a stay of proceedings in the trials of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki; a former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.); and the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olisa Metuh.

Justice Abdul Aboki, who presided over the three-man panel of the appeal court when Metuh’s appeal was mentioned on Monday, gave a clear warning against the filing of notice of a stay of proceedings.

“We have decided that we will not hear motion for a stay of proceedings. You should go back to the court to argue your application before the court and pursue your appeal before us,” Justice Aboki said.

He did not say whether the court’s position was only limited to only criminal cases or it would also affect civil appeals.

In response, Metuh’s lawyer, Mr. Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN), said he thought he would be allowed to convince the court on the merit of the motion for a stay of proceedings which he filed on behalf of his client.

Justice Aboki said, “We are not going to allow that, even if you file it, we are going to dismiss it straightaway.”

Metuh and his company, Destra Investments Limited, had filed separate notices of appeal against the ruling of Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja, dismissing their application for a no-case submission.

The PDP’s spokesperson is being prosecuted along with his company before Justice Abang by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on seven counts, including money laundering involving $2m cash transaction.

Other counts bordered on alleged fraud involving N400m, which he allegedly received in November 2014 from the Office of the NSA, then under the leadership of Dasuki.

The Court of Appeal on Monday directed the prosecuting counsel, Mr. Tahir Sylvanus, to file new separate notices of appeal, instead of the only one which he had filed, against the two notices of appeal filed for Metuh and Destra Investments Limited.

Metuh’s appeal was adjourned till May 5 for hearing.

On his part, Saraki filed an appeal before the court to challenge the March 24, 2016 ruling of the Code of Conduct Tribunal in Abuja, where he is being prosecuted on 13 counts of false asset declaration.

Earlier on Monday, Saraki’s lawyer, Chief Kanu Agabi (SAN), who appeared before the three-man panel of the appeal court, voluntarily withdrew the application for a stay of proceedings, which he filed accompanying his client’s notice of appeal.

But Dasuki’s lawyer, Mr. Joseph Daudu (SAN), who also appeared before the same appeal court’s panel on Monday with respect to his client’s appeal, said he would take the decision on whether or not to withdraw his motions for a stay of proceedings after receiving EFCC’s respondent’s brief.

“If I see the respondent’s brief, I will be able to make the decision,” Daudu said.

Dasuki filed the notices of appeal with respect to two separate appeals, challenging the rulings of Justices Baba Yusuf and Peter Affen of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, dismissing the ex-NSA’s applications seeking the orders stopping his trial.

Justices Yusuf and Affen had, on February 8 and March 4 respectively, dismissed the separate applications by Dasuki, asking for orders prohibiting the EFCC from prosecuting him on two sets of charges of diversion of funds meant for procurement of arms.

Justice Adeniyi Ademola of a Federal High Court in Abuja also on April 19 dismissed a similar application which like the two others, was anchored on the ex-NSA’s continued detention in the custody of the Department of State Services since December 29, 2015.

The appeal court said on Monday that dates for hearing the appeals by Saraki and Dasuki would be communicated to the parties through their lawyers.


SOURCE: http://www.punchng.com/acourt-rejects-motions-to-stop-saraki-dasuki-metuhs-trials/

This anti corruption war should include people of all parties plssss!!!!!

The Appeal court, High courts and Supreme court are now tired of hearing this STAY OF COURT PROCESS.

I think they are now understanding the tricks of these politicians. It's meant to make a huge joke of the judiciary.

PastorSoji:
This anti corruption war should include people of all parties plssss!!!!!

Saraki is from Peace party Shea


oya borrow common sense from Bruce...

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Good one

Saraki, Dasuki, Metuh running from up and down just to stop their trials hahaha the appea court judge bad I swear. He just tell them straight if you file an appeal again will just throw them out straight away. This Saraki na fooool, I don't know which kind human being him be self. Keep wasting money on lawyers from one court to the other. Joseph Daudu don chop him clean mouth and run back to Dasuki's leaving Saraki to face his problem now is Agabi. I swear the money go dey sweet those lawyers for mouthe and them go dey tell Saraki not to worry they are untop of the situation and they are going to win by convincing the judge they will not tell him the truth.

Great decision.

You're accused of stealing, you say you no steal. Why is it then difficult to submit yourself to law to be tried and probably cleared of the allegation?

To all sane minds, these guys are as guilty as charged going by their perpetually seeking for injuction to stop their trial.

Bunch of thieves and insatiable treasury looters.

Nigeria with politricks

nice one..

Good one

Nice one

GistpluzNg:
nice one..

ORACLE1975:
Good one

GistpluzNg:
nice one..

meaning?

let the judge take it part..

They (saraki and co.) should face their cases and stop wasting taxpayers money. They keep moving back and forth.

Saraki's case is 9month yet no head way. No one is above the law they say.

At times I wonder if Nigeria can be great again, with such leaders.

Saraki relax make dem judge you na

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Good one there. Enough of this corrupt nonsense. .

These men should just face their trials, abi wetin sef...running up n down like rabbit.

I only empathize with my brother Chukwudi44 who is supporting and celebrating corruption provided "boys" see something to chop..............that is called hustling.

Good news...

Saraki and metuh must be jail ,the era of injunction on court processes has come and gone

Run all you want mister, but you can't hide.

How does it feel to be trapped in a maze. The same web you spun for the masses you impoverished and still impoverishing courtesy of your abuse of the trust reposed on your person.

You make me sick! Spits.

this seun's bots na ba.da.ss sha na abdul a.b0.ki dem change to abdul northerner.....kikikikikikikiki....no b only abdul northerner na abdul south south....bad robot

Sexytemi:
These men should just face their trials, abi wetin sef...running up n down like rabbit.

U think is easy to face Kuje prison? No be beans N bread bro. All of them don enter this one sha, naa the bus-stop wey dey won alight I dey watch out for, ikoyi, Kirikiri, Kuje Aba, iyaganku....................

DropShot:
Great decision.

You're accused of stealing, you say you no steal. Why is it then difficult to submit yourself to law to be tried and probably cleared of the allegation?

To all sane minds, these guys are as guilty as charged going by their perpetually seeking for injection to stop their trial.

Bunch of thieves and insatiable treasury looters.

Not a single organ of shame or remorse can be found within the body of these men. They are just like automated zombies programmed to do one thing; Steal.

And when done, steal some more!

Jungle Justice should be done to them abeg.
Military rule is the best. Not that democracy is bad but we Nigerians are not matured for it

Wahala

Jungle Justice should be done to these men.
That's all
how I wish we can reverse to military rule just for the sake of these thieves and then come back to democracy after they've all served jail term with hard labour.
Not that Democracy is good but Nigerians are not matured for it.