Ezenwammadu:
If not for saraki this national assembly would have been turned into a rubber stamp for bubu Tinubu and co.

Very active senate

Some people will not sleep well tonight .

GavelSlam:


You want the recent cases be heard before those that had been established since you were still rolling tyre on your neighbourhood street.

By the way, please learn how to spell.
It's not a diss. Just an onservationn of how public education failed you.

Ezenwammadu:
The Supreme Court on Friday finally laid to rest the trial of a Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on assets declaration and sundry charges instituted against him before the Code of Conduct Tribunal.

A five-man panel of the apex court led by Justice Dattijo Muhammad unanimously upheld Saraki’s appeal, by dismissing the remnant three counts, declaring the evidence led by the prosecution as hearsay.

The Danladi Umar-led CCT had, in June last year, terminated the trial upon an application by Saraki, by dismissing the entire 18 counts preferred against the Senate President.

The CCT’s decision was based on the grounds that the prosecution, with its four witnesses and 49 exhibits tendered, only led hearsay evidence which could not be the basis to link Saraki to the 18 counts preferred against him.

However, the Court of Appeal in Abuja ruling on December 12, 2017, in an appeal filed by the Federal Government against the decision of the CCT, restored three out of the dismissed 18 counts and ordered Saraki to return to the CCT to defend the three charges.

While Saraki had appealed to the Supreme Court against the part of the Court of Appeal’s decision restoring three of the 18 counts, the Federal Government had cross-appealed against the part of the decision affirming the tribunal’s dismissal of the rest of the 15 counts.

However, in its lead judgment on Friday, Justice Centus Nweze upheld Saraki’s appeal and dismissed the Federal Government’s appeal.
Justice Nweze agreed with the CCT that the evidence led by the prosecution at the tribunal was entirely hearsay.

He held that the Court of Appeal was wrong to have restored three out the 18 counts earlier dismissed by the CCT when it agreed that the evidence led by the prosecution was hearsay but went ahead to isolate three of the counts as having been proved.

Justice Nweze quoted a part of the Court of Appeal’s judgment where it held that “the prosecution failed to call those who have direct knowledge of the facts sought to be proved, to testify”.

Faulting the Court of Appeal’s turn around to restore three of the counts based on the evidence it had declared as hearsay, Justice Nweze said was “equivalent to judicial equivalent of a forensic somersault”.


http://punchng.com/breaking-supreme-court-frees-saraki-dismisses-remnant-assets-declaration-charges/

GavelSlam:
A dark day in Nigeria.

All lovers of corruption can hold their hands and say "We did it again".

Dappertwayne:
The office of the AGF needs to do something about its abysmally low record in securing conviction against high-profile criminals like Saraki. It's a shame, something is wrong somewhere
MODIFIED
So After almost 4 years on NL, i finally get FTC

Dappertwayne:
The office of the AGF needs to do something about its abysmally low record in securing conviction against high-profile criminals like Saraki. It's a shame, something is wrong somewhere
MODIFIED
So After almost 4 years on NL, i finally get FTC

iloveyou82:
Offa robbery case is not over.
So, thief saraki can not stil do anyhow.

gr8tone:
With the wide range of evidences provided to prosecute Saraki, but the Judge didn't find him guilty, yet you still hold it against him even when you don't have any evidence to justify your claims, your frustration no get boundry oo

sonsomegrigbo:
What do you expect from an Igbo lawyer and Justice....












Tufiakwa

Andy2274:
. If it were to be your fellow Igbo senators they would have voted against him or do anything to make sure Saraki is convicted and removed like they did to Evan Ewerem, Okadigbo, Wabara, Anyim and co. You people will be shouting give us Biafra when your elders and leaders have sold their right for a cup of water promising millions of vote and rallying for a government that kidnapped your Kanu till date, killed your Biafra agitators, arrested those worshippers in Kanu's house. Go and ask Yoruba's how they wisely, sincerely and systematically clamour and achieve June 12. Today you support APC tomorrow you criticize Buhari.

Ezenwammadu:
If not for saraki this national assembly would have been turned into a rubber stamp for bubu Tinubu and co.

Very active senate

Some people will not sleep well tonight .

GavelSlam:
A dark day in Nigeria.

All lovers of corruption can hold their hands and say "We did it again".

SniperSmurf:
Saraki "the Teflon Don".

tafabaloo:
No matter what , the downtrodden and the commoners would always be at the receiving end. Either Saraki is convicted or discharged of all the allegations leveled against him , the kwarans know the truth, who and what he (Saraki) is . The country would only move forward when its people are ready to make it work, even against all odds by all institutions that are expected to serve the interest of the masses.
God bless Nigeria.

GavelSlam:
A dark day in Nigeria.

All lovers of corruption can hold their hands and say "We did it again".

PaChukwudi44:
E don finish!!! Saraki the slayer of zombies has won again.Like i alway say.Olubukola Saraki ha snever lost any battle

Ezenwammadu:
The Supreme Court on Friday finally laid to rest the trial of a Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on assets declaration and sundry charges instituted against him before the Code of Conduct Tribunal.

A five-man panel of the apex court led by Justice Dattijo Muhammad unanimously upheld Saraki’s appeal, by dismissing the remnant three counts, declaring the evidence led by the prosecution as hearsay.

The Danladi Umar-led CCT had, in June last year, terminated the trial upon an application by Saraki, by dismissing the entire 18 counts preferred against the Senate President.

The CCT’s decision was based on the grounds that the prosecution, with its four witnesses and 49 exhibits tendered, only led hearsay evidence which could not be the basis to link Saraki to the 18 counts preferred against him.

However, the Court of Appeal in Abuja ruling on December 12, 2017, in an appeal filed by the Federal Government against the decision of the CCT, restored three out of the dismissed 18 counts and ordered Saraki to return to the CCT to defend the three charges.

While Saraki had appealed to the Supreme Court against the part of the Court of Appeal’s decision restoring three of the 18 counts, the Federal Government had cross-appealed against the part of the decision affirming the tribunal’s dismissal of the rest of the 15 counts.

However, in its lead judgment on Friday, Justice Centus Nweze upheld Saraki’s appeal and dismissed the Federal Government’s appeal.
Justice Nweze agreed with the CCT that the evidence led by the prosecution at the tribunal was entirely hearsay.

He held that the Court of Appeal was wrong to have restored three out the 18 counts earlier dismissed by the CCT when it agreed that the evidence led by the prosecution was hearsay but went ahead to isolate three of the counts as having been proved.

Justice Nweze quoted a part of the Court of Appeal’s judgment where it held that “the prosecution failed to call those who have direct knowledge of the facts sought to be proved, to testify”.

Faulting the Court of Appeal’s turn around to restore three of the counts based on the evidence it had declared as hearsay, Justice Nweze said was “equivalent to judicial equivalent of a forensic somersault”.


http://punchng.com/breaking-supreme-court-frees-saraki-dismisses-remnant-assets-declaration-charges/

seguno2:


Do you know why Kwarans are not ready to make the state work
Are they just waiting for God alone instead of doing something and taking action?