Senate President, Bukola Saraki will face trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) according to a 7-man panel at the Supreme Court which rejected his appeal challenging the decision of the Appeal Court.
Few hours ago, Nigeria's apex court, the Supreme Court, dismissed an appeal by the senate president, Dr. Bukola Saraki, against his trial for alleged corruption as he faces a 13-count charge of alleged asset declaration fraud.
The Code of Conduct Bureau said that the senate president committed the offence, and maintained a foreign account, when he was governor of Kwara State.
The senate president earlier said the charges were politically motivated, and challenged the powers and composition of the Code of Conduct Tribunal to hear the case and also asked the Court of Appeal to quash the charges. He later appealed to the Supreme Court after losing at the Court of Appeal.
In its ruling on Friday, the Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the Appeal Court and dismissed the appeal of Saraki against the composition of the Code of Conduct Tribunal and the powers of the tribunal, effectively ordering him to stand trial.
Below are how SaharaReporters analysed today's ruling via their Twitter account;