FORGERY SCANDAL : SARAKI, EKWEREMADU'S TRIAL ADJOURNED TILL OCT. 7TH

of the senate standing rules that brought them
into office during the senate leadership election
in June last year, has been adjourned to
October 7th.
The presiding judge, Justice Yusf Haliru,
adjourned the case following a application by
the counsel to the Federal government and
prosecuting counsel, Aliyu Umar, who asked for
more time to reply a motion by the defendants
challenging the jurisdiction of the court to hear
the case.
Saraki and Ekweremadu had filed a fresh motion
challenging the jurisdiction of the court to hear
the case of alleged forgery. They asked the
court to summarily dismiss the case against
them. Their application hwever did not get to
the prosecuting counsel until Monday
September 26th.
The prosecuting counsel told the court that
since the motion was in relation to the
fundamental right of defendants to fair hearing,
he needs to properly prepare his response to
the motion.
“Just now I became aware of a motion
by the first defendant and served on us
on September 26. The motion is
fundamental because it is asking your
lordship to decline jurisdiction and quash
the charges. It is a short notice. I have
not filed anything. It is fundamental to
fair hearing. Under the circumstances, I
will ask for an adjournment to enable me
to respond to the motion.” he said
Justice Haliru thereafter adjourned the case till
Friday October 7th. Saraki and Ekweremadu are
standing trial alongside former Clerk of the
National Assembly, Salisu Maikasuwa, and his
deputy, Benedict Efeturi.





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