The Appeal Court, which dismissed the argument of Saraki that the CCT was not a court of competent jurisdiction to handle the criminal charges preferred against him, ruled that, "The CCT is a court of criminal jurisdiction, albeit limited jurisdiction."
The three-man panel of judges led by Moore Adumein held that the tribunal was properly constituted to try the Senate President, adding that "The immediate question is whether it is a court or not. There is no inherent difference between a court and a tribunal. The only difference is that tribunals in most cases handle special cases.
"The tribunal has power to impose sanctions according to the law. It is a court with specific criminal jurisdiction," it asserted.
