The Court of Appeal in Abuja has fixed October 6, 2016, to hear an appeal filed by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, challenging his criminal trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal.
On Monday, Justice Abdul Aboki, leading four other Justices of the Court, gave the date at the instance of counsel to the parties.
Kanu Agabi (SAN) and Rotimi Jacob (SAN) represented Saraki and the Federal Government respectively.
At the resume hearing, Agabi had urged the court to adjourn the matter on account of the convenience of the presiding justices.
Saraki is challenging the jurisdiction of the CCT to try him on charges bordering false and anticipatory assets declaration.
He had approached the appellate court challenging the March 24 ruling of the Danladi Umar-led Code of Conduct Tribunal dismissing his application challenging the jurisdiction of the tribunal.
He further said that the Code of Conduct Bureau did not give him the opportunity to react to the alleged discrepancies in his asset declaration form before his prosecution.
It would be recalled that Saraki’s earlier appeal aimed at ending his trial was dismissed by the Supreme Court in its judgment delivered on Feb. 5.
The apex court had in that decision ordered the Senate President to submit himself for trial at the CCT.
