The
court of Appeal Court has stopped Saraki's arrest. Elombah.com had earlier
reported that President of Nigeria's Senate, Bukola Saraki failed to show
up at the Code of Conduct Tribunal this morning
Despite the bench warrant issued on him by Justice Umar. He is
facing a 13-count charge bordering on alleged corruption and false declaration
of assets.
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OUR EARLIER REPORT
Counsel for Saraki, Mr. Mahmud Magaji (SAN), said he had
appealed against the ruling by the tribunal judge.
The lawyer said, “We have been able to file a notice of appeal
as well as stay of execution. When you have a valid notice of appeal and stay
of execution, it puts the order of the court so granted in abeyance, unless and
until the final determination of that content of that order that is being
challenged at the Court of Appeal. That is the position of the law.”
He also confirmed that the notice of appeal and stay of
execution had been received by the CCT.
“We filed it at the registry of the Code of Conduct Tribunal in
the same court and it has been served on them since Friday; and then we are
good to go. They have a copy of it and we have filed an appeal too. The rule is
that you cannot file a stay of execution until you file notice of appeal and so
we are good to go,” he said.
The Special Adviser (Media) to the Senate President, Yusuph
Olaniyonu said “The legal team of the Senate President and their client
will decide what will happen because there are three cases coming up. One at
the Federal High Court, one at the Court of Appeal and another at the Code of
Conduct Tribunal.
Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Justice Danladi Umar,
had on Friday directed Inspector General of Police, IGP Solomon Arase, to
ensure the arrest of Saraki and produce him before the Tribunal today for
failing to appear in person before the tribunal to answer questions in
connection with alleged breach of the Code of Conduct Act.
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