Olubukola Saraki has created a sharp division among Appeal Court Justices.
Whereas Justice Moore Adumein dismissed the appeal that was lodged by
Saraki as lacking in merit, another member of the panel, Justice J.E. Ekanem
upheld the appeal, declaring the charge before the CCT as incompetent.
Justice Ekanem specifically quashed the charge and discharged Saraki on
the basis that the Deputy Director at the Ministry of Justice, M. M. S. Hassan
who signed the charge, did not specify who authorised him to initiate the
criminal proceeding.
“A look at the charge showed that Mr. Hassan instituted the action
pursuant to section 24 of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act, 2004
which permits only the Attorney General of the Federation to initiate criminal
proceedings”.
