April 20, 2016
Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has filed another application before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, to stop his ongoing trial on charges of alleged false asset declaration.
Dr Saraki is asking the tribunal chairman, Danladi Umar, to disqualify himself from the suit.
Punch reports that in the fresh motion filed before the CCT on Tuesday, the Senate President is asking Umar to disqualify himself from the trial on the basis that the tribunal chairman is allegedly under criminal investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
He alleged in the motion that Umar would likely be biased in the handling of his trial since the EFCC which is allegedly leading the prosecution of the Senate President before the CCT is also investigating the tribunal chairman.
