Presidency has dissociated itself from the current travails of Senate President, Bukola Saraki in the hands of Code of Conduct Bureau,CCB and the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, saying the courts have a duty to perform.
Why saying that it will not tolerate claims that linking President Mohammdu Buhari to the matter, the president added that the speculation that CCB and CCT only act on external influence was unfounded.
A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu said “that there is no place in law that the Bureau and the tribunal should take instructions from any quarters.”
According to him, “as an independent institution equal to any superior court of record, the tribunal is set up by the constitution to determine the issue of default, false declaration or forgery in assets declaration.
He Shehu said that the matter was purely a judicial process and had nothing to do with the presidency.
He advised the affected parties to also use the courts to acquit themselves of the allegations.
According to Shehu, the president can not interfere with the judicial process by stopping the Judge.
He reiterated President Buhari’s avowed commitment in the fight against corruption no matter whose ox is gored, saying that the President has sworn to protect the constitution.
“If anyone has an axe to grind with what they are doing, they should do it in a judicial manner by challenging those actions in a proper court of law. Let them hire a good team of lawyers to prove their innocence.
“Government has no desire to persecute anybody. The President has vowed to respect the rule of law and this is what he is doing by staying out of this matter. He has said times without number that the war against corruption has no sacred cows.
“Even if the President wants to help, there is no way he can do anything. Is he going to ask the judge to stop the trial?
“It is purely a judicial process, the type of which are routinely dealt with by the CCB and the CCT. There are many cases like this that are going on.
“The President has sworn to an oath to protect the constitution and will not violate that oath”, Shehu said in the statement.
Vanguard report.
Naso.........let justice be made
ReplyDeleteI like that GMB isn't interfering. Let everybody be for himself. That's all.
DeleteMallam Shehu needs to shut up .
ReplyDeleteThe whole allegation is politically motivated.
Baba GoSlow and Tinubu are not happy that Saraki was elected the senate President by his colleagues.
They would rather ve their stooge and puppet there.
They are doing everything within their power to get him removed.
I don't understand what's going on
ReplyDeleteIf he didn't stop him from becoming Senate Prez by interfering with the hijacked process, why should he interfer with his trial??? That is if anything of that sort will even happen o. Cos we've beem trying pple in the courts of public opinion since after the world war...can't remember which one now...whether the 1st or 2nd world war. Pls who can help us with the correct stats biko???
ReplyDeleteGhanaman signing out!!!
Who says he's even ready to intervene. Nigeria's problem is too much an issue than Saraki's
ReplyDeleteAPC disgracing themselves .
ReplyDeleteTheir business
DeleteSure! He can't stop it, nobody is above the law. And besides, it wouldn't speak well of his government and would be a betrayal to his words to fight corruption.
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Mtcheew
ReplyDeleteThey want to dethrone him by all means!!!!
@portable,
DeleteSpot on
Before nko? He will say he has no hand in the trial na.
ReplyDeleteMy own is that he should tell his misguided brothers to stop the killings.
Their bomb went off yesterday again killing scores of people.
@chi exotic,
DeleteI don't think he will do that. They share the same ideology.
ehen
ReplyDelete#GODWIN™
Saraki, Alibaba and the forty thieves should concentrate on the CCB allegations.
ReplyDeleteSaraki is going down for sure, he will definitely be impeached. There are a lot of allegations against him from his past. He is an intelligent guy,speaks well,smart, but Nigeria do not deserve a leader like him.
ReplyDeleteHmnnnnn!where have u been?
Delete@Nzube i am here as always monitoring comments.Lol
DeleteI beg to differ dear. I want Saraki to remain the Senate president . I don't see how it affects them. It shouldn't stop them from doing their jobs, unless they've got a hidden agenda.
DeleteFor me,de issue involve is more than has to do,wit who is involve,i was to ask, dis saraki fail in de clearing de right asset. Let's keep sentiment aside. He should com out clean, Dan trying to trow de blame game. We cannot continue like dis if we want a better Nigeria,u all have a blessed week.
ReplyDeleteGod bless u
DeleteDere plan is to remove saraki as d senate president. Buhari and tinubu I know are behind dis.
ReplyDeleteSaraki is the SP and that is final. They should let him be. They should av been smart enuf to stop him from wining instead they allowed him in.
ReplyDeleteSomeone please enlighten me, who's presidency? Who's Buhari?
ReplyDeleteBuhari is d current president of federal Republic of Nigeria, while Olubukola Saraki is d current Senate president.
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