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     The Court of Appeal Division in Abuja on Monday struck out an application by the Senate President Bukola Saraki in which he prayed the court to stay proceedings at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit before the appellate court.
 
Saraki is standing trial at the CCT over alleged false assets declaration while he was governor of Kwara State between 2003 and 2011.
 
The Senate President through his counsel, Chief Kanu Agabi (SAN), had filed a request at the appellate court to challenge the March 24 decision of the Tribunal.
 
The CCT had on March 24, dismissed Saraki's application which questioned the tribunal's jurisdiction to hear his suit.
 
But at the commencement of proceedings at the Appeal Court for the hearing of the motion, Agabi pleaded to withdraw the request to temporarily  stop "Žsitting in the matter at the Tribunal.
 
In a short ruling, the three man panel of the appellate court presided over by Justice Abdul Aboki, acceded to the request and struck out the application.  
 
Thereafter, Agabi (SAN), appealed to the court for an accelerated hearing following the withdrawal of the application for stay of proceedings at the CCT.

The Court subsequently asked the parties to perfect all the processes and papers related to the appeal before a date will be given for the hearing.