CCT dismisses Saraki's application for one-week adjournment.

The Code of Conduct Tribunal on Tuesday reaffirmed its decision for the trial of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki to go on day-by-day, dismissing an application by Saraki's counsel Paul Usoro (SAN) for a one-week adjournment to enable him study all documents tendered by the prosecution.

Saraki is standing trial on a 13-count charge bordering on false asset declaration and money laundering.

In his ruling, the Chairman of the tribunal, Umar Danladi, held that the trial must

be held everyday until its final determination according to section 396 (3) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) 2015.

Mr. Danladi said that the tribunal had been accommodating the defence team by giving it more than five adjournments in the case.

When prosecution witness, Michael Wetcast was however asked by the lead defence counsel Kanu Godwin Agabi (SAN) if any items in the petition written by the Kwara Freedom Network made any reference to the declaration of assets and if the witness investigated the Accountant General of Kwara State and the officials of State Primary Education Board (SUPEB) over the illegal transfer of funds, the witness said they were not part of his assignment

Further asked if he critically examined the petition of the group. He told the court that he did not do so and insisted that the said petition did not form part of the documents that led to the investigation by his team in 2014.

"The intelligence comes orally or in writing. Sometimes our sources want their reports to be protected and secret, and that is why we call it confidential; the different between the petition and the intelligence report is that people who give the intelligence report ask the commission to protect their identity.” he said.

The tribunal then adjourned the case to April 20 for further cross examination.