Consequent upon the Appeal Court’s rejection of his bid to stop his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki has expressed his intention to head to the Supreme Court in search of justice on the matter.
Speaking through his lead lawyer, Mohammed Mogaji, the Senate President declared that he would file a further appeal at the Supreme Court.
Saraki had wanted the appellate court to stop his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, where he has been charged with a 13-count false asset declaration as the Governor of Kwara State.
The appellate court in a judgement delivered by Justice Moore Adumen, said the trial of Saraki by the CCT was in order.
Adumen said the Tribunal was in the first instance misled into believing that the Federal High Court once ordered the stoppage of Saraki’s trial.
The Court of Appeal also held that by virtue of Section 174(1) and (2), the absence of an Attorney General of the Federation does not stop Saraki’s trial.
It held that the section justifies the filing of the charges against Saraki by M.S. Hassan, a staff of the Federal Ministry of Justice.
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