Saraki is confronting a 16-check charge including false and expectant resource presentation in his advantage affirmation frames which he submitted to the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) somewhere around 2003 and 2011 when he served as Governor of Kwara State
The CCT director, Danladi Umar, had on May 25, deferred Saraki's trial to June 1 for the continuation of round of questioning of the indictment witness, Michael Wetkas.
It was learnt that Mr. Wetkas was, however taking care of another trial at the Federal High Court, Abuja.
Because of the nonappearance of the indictment witness, the tribunal declared the choice to defer the trial till further notice.
Addressing pressmen after court session, the tribunal's representative, Ibrahim Alhassan said that the choice was taken at the occasion of the indictment counsel.
His words: "He said his prime witness one is to show up under the watchful eye of another court to affirm against another prominent identity today in Abuja."
"Tribunal director was at first impervious to the solicitation yet we later requesting that they make a formal solicitation in composing and propose a date which the tribunal would investigate and take choice whenever the timing is ideal. As I am composing you, I don't have the information of whether the letter has come to CCT or not."
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