The Supreme Court will, today, decide whether the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) is right to have assumed jurisdiction over the trial of Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, charged with false asset declaration.
Saraki contended that the Tribunal, as presently constituted is short of one more member and that the CCT has no jurisdiction to try him for perjury.
These are among the issues to be decided today by the Supreme Court as it delivers judgment in the appeal brought before it by Saraki.
Saraki’s appeal is against the October 30, 2015 judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja, which dismissed his earlier appeal where he also challenged the jurisdiction of the CCT to try him for alleged false declaration of assets.
Saraki was arraigned before the CCT on September 22 last year on a 13-count charge after much resistance for the Senate President, prompting the tribunal to issue a bench warrant for his arrest.
Although he pleaded not guilty to the charge, he subsequently challenged the power of the CCT to try him and also, challenged the composition of the tribunal and the legality of the charge, which he said was not endorsed by the Attorney general of the Federation (AGF).
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