We Have Since Obeyed S/Court Ruling Suspending Saraki’s Trial - CCT

Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has suspended Senate President Bukola Saraki’s
trial, following the Supreme Court’s order.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the tribunal’s Public Relations
Officer, Ibraheem Alhassan, made this known in Abuja yesterday.

The CCT’s action is to show respect to the Supreme Court, which ordered that
proceedings be stayed, he said.
“The case was slated for hearing yesterday, but as a mark of respect for the apex
court, the tribunal decided to tarry pending the determination of Saraki’s appeal
challenging the jurisdiction of the tribunal to try him,” he said.
Justice John Fabiyi, leading a five-man panel of justices , ordered the Justice
Danladi Umar-led tribunal to suspend the trial.
Fabiyi held that the order was to enable the apex court determine Saraki’s appeal.
In a unanimous ruling, the apex court held “It is imperative to state that all the
parties, including the Code of Conduct Tribunal, should tarry a while to enable this
court determine the appeal before it.
“In effect, further proceedings at the CCT should be stayed pending the hearing of
the appeal. Hearing date will be communicated to all the parties.”
The Supreme Court, however, gave both parties seven days to file and serve their
briefs to ensure accelerated hearing.
Prosecuting counsel Rotimi Jacobs (SAN) gave an undertaking that the tribunal
would not do anything, until the Supreme Court inishes the appeal.
Jacobs urged the court to give the matter accelerated hearing in line with Section
306 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015.
Saraki is facing a13-count charge of false asset declaration to which he pleaded not
guilty.