Photographs: Saraki in courtroom as legal professionals stroll out on tribunal

Bukola Saraki in Courtroom: Senate President Bukola Saraki at Code of Conduct Tribunal shortly after his legal professionals walkout of the Courtroom throughout courtroom sitting in Abuja.

Following the decision of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, to commence full-blown hearing on the 13-count criminal charge against the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, despite the pendency of the appeal before the Supreme Court, all his lawyers, this afternoon, staged a walk out on the tribunal.

Saraki’s authorized group, comprising of three Senior Advocates of Nigeria and 24 legal professionals, via their chief Mr. Mahmud Magaji, SAN, stated they weren’t snug to participate in what they termed “judicial rascality”.

Mahmud’s place was additionally supported by one other SAN in his workforce, Mr. Ahmed Raji, SAN, who advised the tribunal that it will be unlucky ‎for references to be made in future that they, being senior members of the bar, took half in such continuing.
“On behalf of the defence counsel, we discover it most unattainable to proceed to take a seat right here. We will be in search of the indulgence of your lordships to withdraw our look”, Raji, added.
Meantime, Saraki has begged the tribunal to permit him to both persuade his authorized workforce to comeback into the matter, or to interact new legal professionals to defend him.
Although he urged the tribunal to grant him one month adjournment, the Justice Danladi Umar led panel adjourned the case until November 19 for the federal authorities to name witnesses towards him.

ukola Saraki in Courtroom: Counsel to Senate President Bukola Saraki walkout of the Courtroom room throughout courtroom sitting at Code of Conduct Tribunal in Abuja.