Nigeria Senate President Corruption Trial: Saraki's Appeal Rejected, Proceedings Scheduled For November
Nigeria’s court of appeal rejected a bid Friday from the senate president seeking to squash his corruption trial for alleged false declaration of assets. The three-member panel in the capital of Abuja dismissed the appeal from Bukola Saraki that challenged the jurisdiction of the Code of Conduct Tribunal to hear the proceedings, which are slated to begin in November, according to Nigeria’s Premium Times newspaper.