Appeal Court To Determine Saraki's Fate On October 19

The Court of Appeal has fixed October 19 to deliver judgment on the appeal filed by Senate President Bukola Saraki challenging the legality of his arraignment at the Code of Conduct Tribunal. Justice Moore Adumein fixed the date after hearing the final brief of arguments from counsel to all the parties in the suit.
Earlier the counsel to the appellant, Joseph Daudu had argued that the tribunal was wrong in assuming criminal jurisdiction against the Senate President when it was not a superior court of record. He therefore urged the appeal court to nullify the proceedings of the tribunal against Saraki and to also set aside the criminal charges filed against him by the federal government for being illegal and unlawful. In opposing the submissions of Saraki’s counsel, Rotimi Jacobs representing the federal government demanded that the case be dismissed for lacking merit. Before adjourning for judgment, Justice Adumein struck out an application by Saraki for a stay of further proceedings at the tribunal on the ground that event has over taken it with the hearing of the substantive matter.