The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has adjourned the trial of the embattled President of the Nigerian Senate Bukola Saraki to November 5th & 6th 2015 to allow the Court of Appeal deliver its judgement on Mr Saraki's application to stop the proceedings at the CCT.
At the resumed hearing today, the prosecution counsel, Jacob Rotimi told the tribunal that the Court of Appeal, who asked all parties to come before it, could not give ruling on October 19th as scheduled.
He urged the tribunal to uphold the integrity of the Court of Appeal and await its judgement. Therefore, he asked the tribunal to adjourn the hearing for two weeks to enable the Court of Appeal deliver its judgement. He cautioned the tribunal not to disrespect the higher court.
Mr Saraki's counsel, Mahmud Magaji agreed and said his client would not oppose the adjournment as it would be in the interest of justice, but wanted the tribunal to adjourn indefinitely as the Court of Appeal has adjourned indefinitely in giving its ruling.
After the argument of both of the parties, the tribunal chair adjourned to the early weeks of November to commence the trial again.
An expose by SaharaReporters last week forced a three-man panel of the Court of Appeal to abandon its original plan to quash Mr Saraki's trial at the CCT today.
Mr Saraki arrived at the trial venue accompanied by at least 50 Senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.