Senate Suspends Plenary Session to Support Saraki As Code of Conduct Trial Continues Today

 

The Upper Chamber has suspended its sessions as saraki's trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) continues today, Thursday, November 4.

 

Saraki had adjourned sitting to November 10, a situation which Senator Dino Melaye explained was to enable adhoc committees work on their reports, DailyPost reports.

 

He said: “The sitting was adjourned to Tuesday to enable four adhoc committees complete their reports and submit next week.”

 

However, it was gathered, that the real reason for the action of the upper chamber is that the senators will be at the CCT trial with their leader, to offer him moral support.

 

Saraki’s case at the tribunal borders on allegations of foreign accounts ownership when he was the governor of Kwara state and transferred the sum of $73, 223.28 from his GTB domiciliary account to an American Express account.

 

He was also alleged to have made false assets declaration during his stay as the governor, in respect of some Lagos properties.

 

Saraki has already pleaded ‘not guilty’ to the 13-count criminal charge preferred against him by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) over alleged false assets declaration, and the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Justice Danladi Umar had adjourned till November 5 and 6.