Court orders saraki back tribunal three counts
It appears that you are referring to a news article or a court decision regarding the case of Bukola Saraki, a former Governor of Kwara State and former President of the Nigerian Senate.
To provide more context, Bukola Saraki was charged with false declaration of assets and other related offenses by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) in 2015. The charges were filed by the Federal Government, alleging that Saraki failed to declare his assets properly while he was Governor of Kwara State from 2003 to 2011.
The CCT had earlier acquitted Saraki of the charges in 2017, but the Federal Government appealed the decision to the Court of Appeal. In 2018, the Court of Appeal ordered the CCT to retry Saraki on three counts of false declaration of assets.
The three counts are:
- Failure to declare his assets properly in 2003, when he took office as Governor of Kwara State.
- Failure to declare his assets properly in 2007, when he took a loan from a bank.
- Failure to declare his assets properly in 2011, when he left office as Governor.
The Court of Appeal's decision to order Saraki's retrial was based on its finding that the CCT had made an error in its earlier judgment, and that the prosecution had presented sufficient evidence to warrant a retrial.
It is worth noting that Saraki has consistently denied any wrongdoing and has maintained that he did not commit any offense. His legal team has argued that the charges against him are politically motivated and that the prosecution has failed to present sufficient evidence to prove its case.
The retrial is ongoing, and the outcome is yet to be determined.