BREAKING: CCT is competent to try any public officeholder – Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal by Senate President Bukola Saraki seeking to stop his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) for false declaration of assets.

Justice Walter Samuel Onnoghen, who read the lead judgment, held that the CCT panel was properly constituted to exercise jurisdiction over Saraki’s trial.

It also resolved the issue of whether the tribunal had jurisdiction to try criminal matters and issue bench warrants for Saraki’s arrest.

Further details soon…