Senate
President Bukola Saraki, won the first part of his battle to stop his trial at
the Code of Conduct Tribunal, by letting tribunal hear his motion over
jurisdiction.
Justice
Umar however ruled that he is ready to hear the motion as anything done by the
Tribunal without determination of the issue of jurisdiction will be nullity.
He
argued that motion is part of administration of justice and the Tribunal should
hear it.
Government
lawyer, Rotimi Jacobs told the Tribunal he has been served with defendants
motion dated 4 March, 2015.
The
defence counsel said the motion is challenging the jurisdiction of the tribunal
to hear the case.
But
he argued that going by sections 220, 221 and 396 of the Administration of
Criminal Justice Act, the motion cannot be moved before beginning of hearing of
the substantive case.
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