Embattled Senate president, Saraki, appears for continuation of trial at CCT

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The trial of the Senate president, Bukola Saraki, continues Wednesday at the Code of Conduct Tribunal.

Mr. Saraki is facing a 13-count charge at the Code of Conduct Bureau for alleged false declaration of assets while he was governor of Kwara State.

The trial commenced April 5 after several attempts by Mr. Saraki and his lawyers to prevent its commencement.

A prosecution witness, Micheal Wetkast, had appeared before the CCT, April 5 to testify against Mr. Saraki’s not guilty plea by providing evidences of alleged transaction by the Senate president with banks in Nigeria.

The witness said the proceeds of the said transactions were used to purchase properties, some of which were never declared by Mr. Saraki.

The Senate president arrived the CCT 10:05am amidst cheers by loyalists.

As always, Mr. Saraki is accompanied by dozens of senators, including Dino Melaye, Andy Uba, Sam Anyawu, as well as the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu.

Mr. Saraki had 80 lawyers as defence counsel at the previous sitting, while the number went down to 51 at Tuesday’s sitting.

The Senate president was invited to the CCT to respond to the 13-count charge of fraud levelled against him in September 2015.