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The Supreme Court on Friday struck out the appeal brought before it by the Senate President Bukola Saraki, challenging his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal.

A seven-man panel was unanimous in its decision that Saraki should face trial at the tribunal.

Saraki is currently facing 13-count charge of corruption and false declaration of assets at the CCT during his time as the governor of Kwara State.

Justice John Fabiyi, leading a five-man panel of justices of the court on November 12, 2015, had ordered the Justice Danladi Umar-led CCT to suspend further hearing in the matter.

Fabiyi held that the stay of proceeding was to enable the apex court hear and determine the substantive appeal brought by Saraki.

Earlier on October 30, Saraki lost the bid to stop his trial after the Court of Appeal in Abuja threw out an appeal brought before it.

Senator Saraki had approached the appellate court asking it to stop his corruption trial before the Code of Conduct Tribunal claiming that the tribunal lacked jurisdiction to proceed to try him for falsely declaring his assets as required by law.

Delivering their judgment, the three justices of the Court of Appeal in a split decision ruled that the Code of Conduct Tribunal has jurisdiction to try Saraki for falsely declaring his assets.

Justice Moore Adumein and Justice A Mustapha ruled to quash the appeal while Justice E Ekanem disagreed with the lead judgment.


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