Ade Adesomoju, Abuja
The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned the appeal by the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, and the cross-appeal filed by the Federal Government in connection with Saraki’s trial before the Code of Conduct Tribunal.
The Justice Tanko Muhammad-led five-man panel of the apex court said, while adjourning the case on Wednesday that a fresh hearing date might be fixed for next week.
“We may give you another date for next week, we may not,” said Justice Muhammed.
The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal had in its judgment delivered on December 12, 2017 restored three out of the 18 counts of false assets declaration earlier dismissed by the Danladi Umar-led CCT in June 2017.
Saraki had subsequently filed a seven-ground notice of appeal before the Supreme Court against the part of the Court of Appeal’s judgment which restored the three counts.
The Federal Government had also filed a cross-appeal of 15 grounds before the apex court against the part of the judgment which affirmed the dismissal of the 15 counts.
Both the appellants and the cross-appellant had filed separate motions for the regularisation of their separate briefs of arguments before the apex court.
Saraki, by the motion filed through his counsel, Mr. Paul Usoro (SAN), sought to replace his brief of argument with a fresh one.
On its part, the Federal Government by its motion filed through its lawyer, Mr. Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), sought an extension of time within which its brief of argument in its cross-appeal, although already filed, would be deemed to have been properly filed.
source http://punchng.com/cct-trial-scourt-adjourns-saraki-fgs-appeals/
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