Nigeria’s Senate President and former governor of Kwara State, Bukola Saraki, will begin a fresh bid to get himself out of corruption claims filed against him by the The Code of Conduct Bureau (CBC).
The CBC slammed a 13-count charge of corruption on Saraki, whose wife, Toyin had to answer for corruption allegations at anti-graft agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in July.
In charge number ABT/01/15, dated September 11 and filed before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Saraki is accused of offences which include anticipatory declaration of assets, false declaration of assets in forms he filed before the Code of Conduct Bureau while he was governor of Kwara state.
According to the charges, obtained by online news outfit, PREMIUM TIMES Wednesday morning, the Senate President is also accused of failing to declare some assets he acquired while in office as governor.
Among other offences, including allegedly acquiring assets beyond his legitimate earnings, Saraki is also accused of operating foreign accounts while being a public officer – governor and senator.
The offences, the charge said, violated sections of the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, as amended.
Saraki is also said to have breached Section 2 of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act and punishable under paragraph 9 of the said Fifth Schedule of the Constitution.
The charges were prepared by M.S. Hassan, a deputy director in the office of the Attorney General of the Federation. It is not clear on Wednesday morning whether the document had been served on Mr. Saraki, Nigeria’s number three man.
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This is our Senate President who is supposed to join hands with Buhari to fight corruption. Saraki needs to pay for his corruption and should resign from the position that he currently holds.
ReplyDeleteWell, well, well!!! This is the beginning of another crises of corruption that will unearth a can of worms within the APC. If Saraki and his wife are nailed for corruption charges, it will definitely mark the beginning of the expository of a lot of corruptions cases within the rank and file of the APC, as it appears that the Saraki case is politically motivated, just to get him out as the Senate President for the role he played by cleverly hoisting himself as the Senate President contrary to all expectations by the APC leadership. The drama is about to start.
ReplyDeleteSenate president of Thief and Corruption.
ReplyDeleteI did not beleive this, this must be propaganda against Saraki, just to tarnish his image as many forces are not happy about his present positions, we love Saraki and we are not complaining about his present positon, evil doers get it right!
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