OMG!! Saraki's hope dashed?

THE Supreme Court, yesterday, dashed the
hopes of Senate President Bukola Saraki of
wriggling out of the 13-count criminal charge
the Federal Government preferred against him
before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT.
In a unanimous judgement, a seven-man panel
of Justices of the apex court headed by the
Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud
Mohammed, dismissed Saraki's appeal to stop
his trial.

The apex court, in a lead judgement that was
delivered by Justice Walter Onnoghen, said
there was no merit in the appeal, even as it
affirmed the earlier position of the Court of
Appeal that the Senate President, who was
accused of falsifying his assets, has a criminal
case to answer before the CCT.

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By Ikechukwu Nnochiri & Demola Akinyemi
THE Supreme Court, yesterday, dashed the
hopes of Senate President Bukola Saraki of
wriggling out of the 13-count criminal charge
the Federal Government preferred against him
before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT.
In a unanimous judgement, a seven-man panel
of Justices of the apex court headed by the
Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud
Mohammed, dismissed Saraki's appeal to stop
his trial.
Saraki has case to answer
The apex court, in a lead judgement that was
delivered by Justice Walter Onnoghen, said
there was no merit in the appeal, even as it
affirmed the earlier position of the Court of
Appeal that the Senate President, who was
accused of falsifying his assets, has a criminal
case to answer before the CCT.
Tracing the facts of the case, the Supreme
Court noted that Saraki, who was a two-term
governor of Kwara State between May 2003
and May 2011, filled and submitted four asset
declaration forms to the Code of Conduct
Bureau, CCB.
"These forms were duly investigated by the
Bureau and other relevant agencies of
government as a result of which it was
allegedly found that the appellant allegedly
corruptly acquired many properties while in
office as governor of Kwara State but failed to
declare some of them in the said forms earlier
filled and submitted to the relevant authorities.
"It was also allegedly discovered that appellant
made anticipatory declaration of assets upon
his assumption of office as governor of Kwara
State, which he acquired later.
"It was also alleged that appellant sent money
abroad for the purchase of properties in
London and that he maintained an account
outside Nigeria while serving as the said
Kwara State governor.
"It was the discovery of these alleged
violations of the Code of Conduct for Public
Officers that the CCB initiated a criminal
proceeding against appellant before the Code
of Conduct Tribunal, holden at Abuja", the
apex court added.