Supreme Court fixes date for ruling on Saraki’s CCT Trial Appeal
Following appeal by the Senate president, Bukola Saraki asking court to stop his case at the CCT trial. The Supreme court has slated July 6 as date for delivering judgment in the appeal challenging the ruling of the Court of Appeal which asked the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) to try him on three of the 18 counts brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Daily post reports. The apex court fixed the date on Thursday in Abuja after hearing the appeal and cross-appeal filed by the Senate President and the anti-graft agency over allegations of false asset declaration. Senator Saraki is contending that there is no prima facia case against him and as such, the apex court should uphold his no case submission which was upheld by the CCT. Counsel to the Senate President, Mr Kanu Agabi SAN told the court that the law was not followed in filing the case against his client. He added that section 15 of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) Act stipulates t...