CCT: Supreme Court adjourns Saraki, FG’s appeals on assets declaration indefinitely

The Supreme Court yesterday adjourned indefinitely hearing in the appeal filed by the President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, and the federal government to challenge the decision of the Court of Appeal in the trial of Saraki on false assets declaration.
It put off the two appeals sine die to enable Saraki and government to fi le and exchange process relating to the legal tussle within the time allowed by law.
At yesterday’s proceeding, Counsel to the federal government, Mr. Rotimi Jacobs, informed the court that the Senate President had just served on him, his response to the cross appeal of the government.
He insisted that he needed time to study the reply and fi le his own process and serve same on Saraki as required by law.
Jacobs asked for adjournment to enable him to do so and which was not opposed by counsel to Saraki, Mr. Kanu Agabi.
Justice Mohammed Musa Dattijo, who presided over four other Justices of the court, however, said the court “will not give definite date for hearing until all processes have been filed.
” Dattijo said the Registrar of the court “will communicate hearing date to parties involved as soon as their processes are confirmed filed and exchanged.
” Saraki and government are contesting the decision of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, where it nullified 15 out of 18 count charges filed against Saraki by government for being “baseless and frivolous,” but asked Saraki to open defence on the rest three charges.
While Saraki is, however, praying the Supreme Court to void the entire 18-count charge, the federal government is praying the apex court to uphold the entire charge against the Senate President for defence.
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