Justice Abdulkadir Abdu-Kafarati of the Federal High Court has dismissed the suit filed by the embattled Senate President, Bukola Saraki, to stop his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT).
Abdu-Kafarati who gave a judgement today (Friday) dismissed the suit as an abuse of court process.
The judge was scheduled to deliver judgment at noon. But he arrived 30 minutes earlier…
Bukola Saraki filed the suit against the Chairman of Code of Conduct Tribunal, Justice Danladi Umar and others involved in his ongoing trial on charges of false declaration of assets.
In the suit, Saraki argued that his trial before the CCT, as currently constituted was a violation of his right.
The Senate President said he could not get justice from the CCT Chairman who he claimed is currently being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC for alleged bribery.
He argued that since the EFCC is also prosecuting him before Justice Umar, the CTC Chairman may find it difficult to do justice and act independently in his his case.
In essence, Saraki is asking the High Court to disqualify Justice Umar from presiding over his trial at CCT and challenging the legality of the charges.
Sources said the court did not grant Saraki’s requests as it has no supervisory role over the Tribunal.
With the latest judgement as the final blow on Saraki’s many delay tactics suits, Nigerians are expecting him to face his trial and prove his innocent or face the consequences if found guilty.