{"id":43241,"date":"2015-10-30T11:34:11","date_gmt":"2015-10-30T10:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=43241"},"modified":"2015-10-30T11:34:11","modified_gmt":"2015-10-30T10:34:11","slug":"trouble-for-saraki-as-appeal-court-throws-out-his-appeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/trouble-for-saraki-as-appeal-court-throws-out-his-appeal\/","title":{"rendered":"Trouble For Saraki As Appeal Court Throws Out His Appeal\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"yiv0094568037yui_3_16_0_1_1446200299014_2596\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>T<\/em><\/strong><span id=\"yiv0094568037yui_3_16_0_1_1446200299014_2674\"><strong id=\"yiv0094568037yui_3_16_0_1_1446200299014_2673\"><em id=\"yiv0094568037yui_3_16_0_1_1446200299014_2672\">he Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal filed by the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, challenging his arraignment and trial by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT).<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv0094568037yui_3_16_0_1_1446200299014_2633\" class=\"yiv0094568037signature\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv0094568037yui_3_16_0_1_1446200299014_2636\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1446194421510_7322\" style=\"font-family: 'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: medium;\">At the resumed hearing on Friday the court threw out all five issues raised\u00a0by Senate President before it.<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv0094568037yui_3_16_0_1_1446200299014_2637\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv0094568037yui_3_16_0_1_1446200299014_2677\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"yiv0094568037yui_3_16_0_1_1446200299014_2793\" style=\"font-family: 'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: medium;\">The Abuja division of the Court of Appeal delivered the judgment in the appeal seeking to dismiss the 13-count criminal charge pending against the Senate President, Dr. Olubukola Saraki, at the CCT.<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv0094568037yui_3_16_0_1_1446200299014_2638\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv0094568037yui_3_16_0_1_1446200299014_2647\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1446194421510_7323\" style=\"font-family: 'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: medium;\">Senator Saraki had challenged the legal propriety of the 13-count charge that was preferred against him by the Federal Ministry of Justice.<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv0094568037yui_3_16_0_1_1446200299014_2639\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv0094568037yui_3_16_0_1_1446200299014_2646\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"yiv0094568037yui_3_16_0_1_1446200299014_2772\" style=\"font-family: 'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: medium;\">The appellate court had earlier adjourned its verdict on the matter indefinitely, a situation that forced the Justice Danladi Umar-led Tribunal to defer hearing on the case against Dr. Saraki Till November 5, to await the outcome of the appeal.<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv0094568037yui_3_16_0_1_1446200299014_2640\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv0094568037yui_3_16_0_1_1446200299014_2678\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"yiv0094568037yui_3_16_0_1_1446200299014_2773\" style=\"font-family: 'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: medium;\">The Tribunal took the decision to suspend full-blown hearing on the criminal case after the Justice Moore Adumein panel of the Appeal Court, on October 21, postponed its judgement without adducing any reason.<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv0094568037yui_3_16_0_1_1446200299014_2634\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv0094568037yui_3_16_0_1_1446200299014_2610\" class=\"yiv0094568037signature\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv0094568037yui_3_16_0_1_1446200299014_2723\" class=\"yiv0094568037signature\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal filed by the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, challenging his arraignment and trial by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). 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