IT’S not often that a decision by the
Supreme Court of Nigeria generates so much interest among Nigerians. But
the court’s decision in Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT)
v Dr Bukola Saraki, which allowed a stay of proceedings before the CCT
despite the provisions of sections 306 and 396 of the Administration of
Criminal Justice Act (ACJ), 2015, has caused something of a storm.
Saraki, who is the Senate President, is facing 13 counts of false
assets declaration before the CCT. The wide media coverage the case has
received has focused public attention on legal questions usually covered
in the courtroom or the classroom rather than by the newsroom.
