Read how the Senate president came to Court with 65 lawyers, his case to resume on March 18.

 

The Code of Conduct assembly has adjourned the trial of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, to March I8.

The court, Friday, took the choice once Mr. Saraki’s new attorney, Kanu Agabi, asked the assembly to rule initial on the senate president’s objection to the powers of the court  to judge him.

Mr. Saraki is facing charges of alleged false asset declaration and corruption.

The senate president’s bid to thwart the trial unsuccessful once the Supreme Court aforementioned the court has powers and was accepted to listen to the case against Mr. Saraki.


On start of the case at the court, Mr. Agabi, a former attorney General of the Federation, who led sixty four different lawyers to represent Mr. Saraki, conferred a recent motion, seeking a ruling from the chairman of the court, Umar Danladi, on the initial application that the court lacked the jurisdiction to judge Mr. Saraki.

Mr. Agabi aforementioned a replica of the application had been given before the Ministry of Justice and was conjointly addressed  to the prosecuting counsel, Rotimi Jacobs.

He argued that the court chair had an AN obligation to rule on the new application.

Citing section 396, of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015, Mr. Jacobs objected to the application, said the matter wasn't ripe for hearing, which the application was new development that he knew nothing concerning.

“The Ministry of Justice isn't the prosecuting officer in this court,” Mr. Jacobs aforementioned.

He further that the new move by Mr. Saraki’s team was unaccustomed him.

Responding, Mr. Agabi pleaded with Mr. Jacobs and apologised for not in person handing the application to him.

Another court judge, William Atedze, urged Mr. Jacobs to indulge Mr. Agabi since he had apologised.

The matter was adjourned until March I8.