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Assets Declaration: Supreme Court Upholds Saraki’s Appeal, Frees Him Of Charges by Ezenwammadu(m): 10:34am On Jul 06, 2018
The Supreme Court on Friday finally laid to rest the trial of a Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on assets declaration and sundry charges instituted against him before the Code of Conduct Tribunal.

A five-man panel of the apex court led by Justice Dattijo Muhammad unanimously upheld Saraki’s appeal, by dismissing the remnant three counts, declaring the evidence led by the prosecution as hearsay.

The Danladi Umar-led CCT had, in June last year, terminated the trial upon an application by Saraki, by dismissing the entire 18 counts preferred against the Senate President.

The CCT’s decision was based on the grounds that the prosecution, with its four witnesses and 49 exhibits tendered, only led hearsay evidence which could not be the basis to link Saraki to the 18 counts preferred against him.

However, the Court of Appeal in Abuja ruling on December 12, 2017, in an appeal filed by the Federal Government against the decision of the CCT, restored three out of the dismissed 18 counts and ordered Saraki to return to the CCT to defend the three charges.

While Saraki had appealed to the Supreme Court against the part of the Court of Appeal’s decision restoring three of the 18 counts, the Federal Government had cross-appealed against the part of the decision affirming the tribunal’s dismissal of the rest of the 15 counts.

However, in its lead judgment on Friday, Justice Centus Nweze upheld Saraki’s appeal and dismissed the Federal Government’s appeal.
Justice Nweze agreed with the CCT that the evidence led by the prosecution at the tribunal was entirely hearsay.

He held that the Court of Appeal was wrong to have restored three out the 18 counts earlier dismissed by the CCT when it agreed that the evidence led by the prosecution was hearsay but went ahead to isolate three of the counts as having been proved.

Justice Nweze quoted a part of the Court of Appeal’s judgment where it held that “the prosecution failed to call those who have direct knowledge of the facts sought to be proved, to testify”.

Faulting the Court of Appeal’s turn around to restore three of the counts based on the evidence it had declared as hearsay, Justice Nweze said was “equivalent to judicial equivalent of a forensic somersault”.


http://punchng.com/breaking-supreme-court-frees-saraki-dismisses-remnant-assets-declaration-charges/

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Re: Assets Declaration: Supreme Court Upholds Saraki’s Appeal, Frees Him Of Charges by Dappertwayne: 10:36am On Jul 06, 2018
The office of the AGF needs to do something about its abysmally low record in securing conviction against high-profile criminals like Saraki. It's a shame, something is wrong somewhere
MODIFIED
So After almost 4 years on NL, i finally get FTC

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Re: Assets Declaration: Supreme Court Upholds Saraki’s Appeal, Frees Him Of Charges by Ezenwammadu(m): 10:38am On Jul 06, 2018
If not for saraki this national assembly would have been turned into a rubber stamp for bubu Tinubu and co.

Very active senate

Some people will not sleep well tonight . tongue

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Re: Assets Declaration: Supreme Court Upholds Saraki’s Appeal, Frees Him Of Charges by SniperSmurf(m): 10:39am On Jul 06, 2018
Saraki "the Teflon Don".

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Re: Assets Declaration: Supreme Court Upholds Saraki’s Appeal, Frees Him Of Charges by PaChukwudi44(m): 10:40am On Jul 06, 2018
E don finish!!! Saraki the slayer of zombies has won again.Like i alway say.Olubukola Saraki ha snever lost any battle

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Re: Assets Declaration: Supreme Court Upholds Saraki’s Appeal, Frees Him Of Charges by Fyno: 10:48am On Jul 06, 2018
Ezenwammadu:
If not for saraki this national assembly would have been turned into a rubber stamp for bubu Tinubu and co.

Very active senate

Some people will not sleep well tonight . tongue
from your name, I know there is wisdom in you.
This corrupt Fulani govt has used every arsenal at their disposal to attack the Senate so as cajole them to do their Billings just as they did to the judiciary, but Thank God for the few senators like Saraki and co!, They have defended Democracy, we just have a jihadist who sees himself as God, his supporters thinks he's perfect and you wonder the number of educated illiterates we have as friends.

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Re: Assets Declaration: Supreme Court Upholds Saraki’s Appeal, Frees Him Of Charges by Built2last: 10:52am On Jul 06, 2018
Otu ocha eee

Let the politics begin. The machavelian tendencies of the Saraki dynasty will begin to manifest.

Saraki became a toothless tiger in the last 3 years because FG and their renegade forces held his blockos. Now that he has it back. Watch Saraki in action.

Saraki and Amechi crashed PDP ahead of 2015 election.

This 2019 movie will be a block buster

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Re: Assets Declaration: Supreme Court Upholds Saraki’s Appeal, Frees Him Of Charges by tafabaloo(m): 10:54am On Jul 06, 2018
No matter what , the downtrodden and the commoners would always be at the receiving end. Either Saraki is convicted or discharged of all the allegations leveled against him , the kwarans know the truth, who and what he (Saraki) is . The country would only move forward when its people are ready to make it work, even against all odds by institutions that are expected to serve the interest of the masses.
God bless Nigeria.

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Re: Assets Declaration: Supreme Court Upholds Saraki’s Appeal, Frees Him Of Charges by Paperwhite(m): 10:55am On Jul 06, 2018
Dappertwayne:
The office of the AGF needs to do something about its abysmally low record in securing conviction against high-profile criminals like Saraki. It's a shame, something is wrong somewhere
All the APC government does is a media propaganda trial of whosoever is in their black book or fell out of their favour.
Who of the high profile criminals in the government have been tried let alone convicted?
Yeah Buhari set this precedence when Abba Kyari,Lawal Babachir,Mikanti Baru,Maina among the many criminals of the APC failed to be prosecuted or punished in the selective anti-corruption fight.

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Re: Assets Declaration: Supreme Court Upholds Saraki’s Appeal, Frees Him Of Charges by Jamiubond009(m): 11:04am On Jul 06, 2018
Saraki the slayer of jubrin the herdsman

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Re: Assets Declaration: Supreme Court Upholds Saraki’s Appeal, Frees Him Of Charges by flex04(m): 11:08am On Jul 06, 2018
grin grin

In this country as far as money is on the table onye obuna lawa(everybody go home) grin grin grin

Ehen the king's son too won go join them

Re: Assets Declaration: Supreme Court Upholds Saraki’s Appeal, Frees Him Of Charges by Goddex: 11:09am On Jul 06, 2018
Buhari is Nigeria's worst
President ever

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Re: Assets Declaration: Supreme Court Upholds Saraki’s Appeal, Frees Him Of Charges by Goddex: 11:10am On Jul 06, 2018
One good-for-nothing creature in Aso Rock can go and drink Otapiapia if he likes

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Re: Assets Declaration: Supreme Court Upholds Saraki’s Appeal, Frees Him Of Charges by Primusinterpares(m): 11:14am On Jul 06, 2018
I knew it will definitely come to this from the very beginning of it all...

not surprised at all....

in this country some people are untouchable...

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Re: Assets Declaration: Supreme Court Upholds Saraki’s Appeal, Frees Him Of Charges by LexngtonSteele: 11:14am On Jul 06, 2018
Saraki should still deal with them by still defecting to PDP grin

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Re: Assets Declaration: Supreme Court Upholds Saraki’s Appeal, Frees Him Of Charges by Xisnin(m): 11:15am On Jul 06, 2018
Really
Re: Assets Declaration: Supreme Court Upholds Saraki’s Appeal, Frees Him Of Charges by Riversides2003(m): 11:15am On Jul 06, 2018
They will look for something else to hold him, especially now that he wants to leave. They will not let go without a fight.

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Re: Assets Declaration: Supreme Court Upholds Saraki’s Appeal, Frees Him Of Charges by Fidelmalek(m): 11:15am On Jul 06, 2018
Bmc right now

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Re: Assets Declaration: Supreme Court Upholds Saraki’s Appeal, Frees Him Of Charges by ABIOLAXYZ(m): 11:15am On Jul 06, 2018
This is Nigeria

God bless Nigeria

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Re: Assets Declaration: Supreme Court Upholds Saraki’s Appeal, Frees Him Of Charges by GavelSlam: 11:15am On Jul 06, 2018
A dark day in Nigeria.

All lovers of corruption can hold their hands and say "We did it again".

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Re: Assets Declaration: Supreme Court Upholds Saraki’s Appeal, Frees Him Of Charges by SheikhMuniru(m): 11:16am On Jul 06, 2018
ALLAHU AKBAR... BUBU WON'T BE HAPPY TO HEAR THIS

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Re: Assets Declaration: Supreme Court Upholds Saraki’s Appeal, Frees Him Of Charges by bestman09(m): 11:16am On Jul 06, 2018
Great judgement. With this distraction over, real politics starts. Shame to Buhari! He wants to cage everyone who is against his way of doing things. Thank God that not all judges are afraid of BUBU and co

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Re: Assets Declaration: Supreme Court Upholds Saraki’s Appeal, Frees Him Of Charges by Gucciboss: 11:16am On Jul 06, 2018
shocked shocked so why all the noise in the first place?

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Re: Assets Declaration: Supreme Court Upholds Saraki’s Appeal, Frees Him Of Charges by Angelb4: 11:16am On Jul 06, 2018
Yey!
Re: Assets Declaration: Supreme Court Upholds Saraki’s Appeal, Frees Him Of Charges by zagadon: 11:16am On Jul 06, 2018
ABIOLAXYZ:
This is Nigeria
No conductor is permanent. LOL

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Re: Assets Declaration: Supreme Court Upholds Saraki’s Appeal, Frees Him Of Charges by modupe2: 11:16am On Jul 06, 2018
Apt

Dappertwayne:
The office of the AGF needs to do something about its abysmally low record in securing conviction against high-profile criminals like Saraki. It's a shame, something is wrong somewhere
Re: Assets Declaration: Supreme Court Upholds Saraki’s Appeal, Frees Him Of Charges by ajepako(f): 11:16am On Jul 06, 2018
Saraki 1

PMB 0

Nigerians: siddon look grin grin grin

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Re: Assets Declaration: Supreme Court Upholds Saraki’s Appeal, Frees Him Of Charges by seedsower(m): 11:17am On Jul 06, 2018
Drama as usual

Saraki to haters right now.

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Re: Assets Declaration: Supreme Court Upholds Saraki’s Appeal, Frees Him Of Charges by iloveyou82(f): 11:17am On Jul 06, 2018
Offa robbery case is not over.
So, thief saraki can not stil do anyhow.

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Re: Assets Declaration: Supreme Court Upholds Saraki’s Appeal, Frees Him Of Charges by room089: 11:17am On Jul 06, 2018
Before nko!

Pesin wey hin papa dey heaven dey go hell?

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