The federal government has added more charges to the Code of Conduct Tribunal trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki.
Premium Times reports that Saraki is already facing trial on a 16-count charge for alleged false asset declaration at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Abuja but prosecution counsel Rotimi Jacobs, announced amendment of the charges against the lawmaker. But tribunal chairman Danladi Umar said he had not been briefed about the decision to amend the charges and needs to be before the trial can continue.
The defence however said it had been served with a motion for the amendment of charge by the prosecution.
The trial was adjourned for an hour for hearing on the application to amend the charges.
The trial was adjourned for an hour for hearing on the application to amend the charges.
Premium Times reports that earlier a witness Madojemu, who was head of investigation at the CCB, told the tribunal that investigation which led to the trial of Saraki was triggered by a previous investigation conducted by a presidential investigation team in 2006.
“When we joined the team, a review of the investigation was done by the CCB, EFCC and other members of the team. In the course of the review, the team discovered that there was a previous report by a Presidential investigation team set up in 2006 consisting the CCB, EFCC and the SSS.
“It was that report which covered the beginning of tenure 2003 of the defendant. That report was what triggered the investigation,” he said.
Meanwhile, in less than 48 hours to the expiration of the tenure of the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Walter Onnoghen, President Muhammadu Buhari has asked Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo to forward his name to the Senate for confirmation.
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