The Abuja federal high court has momentarily halted the trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) for alleged false declaration of assets.
Mahmud Magaji (SAN), Saraki’s counsel, had filed an ex parte application before Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the court, asking him to halt his prosecution by the CCB.
Consequently, the court ruled that the respondents (CBB, Code of Conduct Tribunal and the ministry of justice) appear before it next Monday week to show cause why the case should not be dismissed.
A copy of the ruling seen by TheCable read: “An order is hereby made directing the respondents to appear before this court on Monday, September 21, 2015 and show cause why the interim orders of injunction being sought by the plaintiff/applicant should not be made by the court.
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“All the respondents should be served with the originating summons filed in this suit, it’s accompanying affidavit, the motion on notice for interlocutory orders of injunction, the motion exparte for interim orders of injunction, the affidavit of urgency all the exhibits attached to the various affidavits filed.
“Hearing notices shall also be issued on all the respondent. The return date for the respondents to appear and show cause shall be the 21st of September. These orders are made pursuant to the provisions of order 26 rules 10 and 13 of the federal high court (Civil procedure) rules, 2009.”
Saraki was to be arraigned before the Code of Conduct Tribunal on Friday.
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