False Assets Declaration: Saraki Loses Bid to Stop Trial

The Supreme Court in Abuja has dismissed the appeal by President of the Senate Dr. Bukola Saraki in which he is seeking the Apex Court to stop his trial over alleged false assets declaration by the Code of Conduct Tribunal.
In the lead judgment taken by Justice Walter Samuel Onnoghen, the court held that the CCT was properly constituted to exercise jurisdiction over Saraki’s trial.
It also resolved the issue of whether the tribunal had jurisdiction to try criminal matters and issue bench warrants against Saraki.