Senate President, Bukola Saraki who arrived at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) earlier today where his trial for alleged false declaration of assets continues was greeted with a the lowest number of Senators who usually accompany him.
The embattled Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki arrived at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) at 10:05am in the company of at least 12 senators, to face his trial for alleged false declaration of assets.
Spotted alongside him to show support include senators; Ike Ekweremadu, Sam Anyanwu, Dino Melaye, and Andy Uba.
It was learnt that this is the lowest number of senators to accompany him to the CCT since the beginning of his case in September 2015, the highest being 81.
Empty seats left for senators who failed to show up for Saraki
On September 22, 2015, after the tribunal had issued a bench warrant for his arrest. He was accompanied to the tribunal by at least 50 senators, and on October 21, 2015, he was accompanied to the CCT tribunal by at least 81 senators.
The senate president had gone the whole hog to challenge his trial at the CCT, but he failed at every turn. On February 5, the apex court dismissed an appeal to stop his trial paving the way for the continuation of the case at the CCT.
Empty seats left for senator who failed to show up for Saraki
On Tuesday, Danladi Umar, chairman of the CCT, dismissed Saraki’s application for adjournment. Ruling on the application, Umar held that the issue of jurisdiction of the tribunal had already been settled by the supreme court, adding that a motion for adjournment based on an appeal challenging the jurisdiction of the tribunal at the appeal court was unnecessary.
He therefore, ordered the prosecution to produce its witnesses, and the trial commenced.