CCT Trial: Bukola Saraki’s Lawyers Withdraw From Case At Tribunal

 Mr Mahmud Magaji (SAN) and Ahmed Raji (SAN) on Thursday withdrew their services as lawyers representing the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, at the Code of Conduct Tribunal.

The lawyers openly announced their withdrawal

following their perceived dissatisfaction with the ruling of the tribunal on their application for stay of proceedings.

They said that they were displeased with the decision of the tribunal refusing their application to stay proceedings in the trial pending the determination of an appeal they filed before the Supreme Court.

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Saraki, who is standing trial in the tribunal on

allegations of false asset declaration, had appealed to the Supreme Court seeking to stop the trial.

His lawyers had applied to the tribunal to stay

proceedings in the trial pending the decision of the apex court.

In its ruling, the tribunal, presided over by Justice Danladi Umar upheld the argument of the prosecution that staying proceedings would hamper speedy trial.

Umar held that if the tribunal continued with the trial while the appeal is going on before the apex court, the respondent would suffer no injury.

Besides, the judge declared that the Court of Appeal had dismissed the same application which they appealed before the apex court.

Reacting to the decision of the tribunal before

withdrawing their representation, the lawyers described the ruling as “travesty of justice.’’

Magaji said, “this is judicial rascality and I cannot be part of this process. I therefore withdraw my representation as the respondent’s counsel.’’

Speaking in same vein, Raji said, “we have pending application before the Supreme Court.

Source: NigeriaNewsDesk

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