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The Federal Government has amended the charges of false asset declaration it filed against Senate President Bukola Saraki. at the Code of Conduct Tribunal.
Rotimi Jacobs, the prosecution counsel, brought a notice of an amendment to the charges on Wednesday.
He said the amendment was based on evidence that had already been tendered at the tribunal.
In September 2015, the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) filed a 13-count charge of false asset declaration against the senate president.
And in February 2016, it amended the charges, adding three additional alleged offences, bringing them up to 16.
The charges went up to 18 after Wednesday’s amendment.
However, the prosecution counsel said more charges were not added, but that the main ones were “simplified” to reflect the evidence that had been tendered.
The trial could not continue owing to the fresh application.
Subsequently, Danladi Umar, chairman of the CCT, adjourned the case to February 23 for Saraki to take his plea, and for the continuation of trial.