Conduct tribunal adjourns Saraki’s trial to Nov 5

The Code of Conduct Tribunal in Abuja has adjourned the trial of senate president Bukola Saraki to November 5.

Chairman of the tribunal Danladi Umar said Saraki could “go and relax” till November 5 and 6 when the case will come up again.

Saraki is facing a 13 count charge which borders on false declaration of assets when he was governor of Kwara state preferred against him by the Code of Conduct Bureau.

At the resumed hearing on Wednesday, Saraki’s defense lawyer Mahmud Magaji, had requested the tribunal to adjourn the case sine die (indefinitely) but the prosecuting counsel Rotimi Jacobs objected to that. He asked the tribunal to adjourn the case out of respect for the Court of Appeal which had reserved judgment on the case.

The tribunal chairman, Umar in his ruling adjourned the suit to November 5.