CCT vs SARAKI: Case adjourned till next week

President of the Nigerian Senate, Bukola Saraki 

The prosecution and the defence counsel have agreed on next Friday, March 18, 2016 for the argument of the motion on jurisdiction of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) to try the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki on a charge of alleged false asset declaration slammed on him by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB).
President of the CCT, Danladi Umar, asked the defence to ensure that he served all motions and processes on the prosecution counsel to avoid further delay of the trial. He therefore adjourned the case to Friday, March 18, 2016, for moving of the motion and possible hearing of the substantive matter. The Senate President sat in the dock as the lawyers prosecution and the defence exchanged arguments.