Nigeria’s senate president, Bukola Saraki docked
Nigeria’s senate president, Bukola Saraki, will continue his quest to vindicate himself in the false asset declaration trial heard at the Code of Conduct Tribunal after revelation of how 50 deposits between N600,000 and N900,000 were made into his bank account in one day.
The Code of Conduct Bureau had leveled a 13-count charge against Saraki and the trial began yesterday after Saraki’s lawyers failed to stall the trial.
Micheal Wetkast, the first prosecution witness in the trial will continue his testimony today.
Wetkast is a Principal Detective Superintendent of the EFCC was called to the witness box by prosecution counsel, Rotimi Jacob, immediately the Tribunal rejected the ploy by the Saraki lawyers to stall trial again as they announced an appeal of the jurisdiction ruling given on 24 March.
At the end of his testimony, Jacob, said he would still need him another day, making the tribunal adjourn the trial till Wednesday.
The Assets Declaration Forms of Saraki were tendered and identified by the witness.
The defence said it is reserving its objections.
The Tribunal admitted all the six Assets Declaration Forms filled by Saraki as exhibits 1 to 6.
Paul Usoro, standing for Saraki however emphasised that he reserved his objections to the documents. Kanu Agabi who arrived late to the court in his humorous manner asked for adjournment of the trial.
Jacobs said he is not opposed to adjournment till tomorrow. Usoro asked for longer adjournment.
Chairman of the tribunal Umar however said the trial should continue tomorrow to enable the prosecution conclude with his first witness.
After staggering revelations, Saraki’s CCT trial continues today
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