– Michael Wetkas, a witness at the Senate president Bukola Saraki’s trial made a revelation at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT)

– Wetkas said Saraki did not declare a property he bought in 1993



Michael Wetkas, a detective of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, May 25, admitted that some of the evidences he tendered before the tribunal against Senate president Bukola Saraki were incomplete.

Saraki is currently facing a 16- count charge of false asset declaration while he was the Governor of Kwara State.

Wetkas alleged that Saraki did not declare a property he bought in 1993 during his assets declaration of 2003.

“Saraki on 16 September 2003, did not declare a property he purchased in Maitama, Abuja in 1993,” he said.


He alleged that Saraki acquired the property through his company, Carlyed Properties Limited.

When asked by Paul Usoro, Saraki’s lawyer, to verify exhibit 20, a letter by the EFCC asking the Abuja Geographical Information System, (AGIS), requesting for information on the property Saraki did not declare, which he tendered before the tribunal, Wetkas admitted that the commission tendered an incomplete evidence.

Wetkas said “I believe that in the course of administrative work and numbering some parts went missing.”

Usoro, further established that Saraki, in an attempt to ensure transparency in his transactions, gave the power of attorney, meaning – the authority to act for another person in a specified or all legal or financial matters – to both Akao and Allied Properties.

Wetkas, in his testimony, also stated that according to exhibit 125 and 126, the original Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) and all other supporting documents of the Maitama property in question, were in the name of David Baba Akao.

On further cross-examination, Wetkas further accepted that Allied Properties, a company that was registered on 15th March 1992, also received another C of O, from Nasir El Rufai, former FCT Minister, in its name.

This made the federal government charge against Saraki, devoid of merit.

Saraki has been charged with 13 counts of false declarations of assets while he was the governor of Kwara state.

He has been undergoing trial since September 22, 2015.

https://www.naij.com/842395-sarakis-trial-read-efcc-witness-told-court.html

So, the charges against Saraki are falling down one after another. Too bad

This Paul Usoro seems to know very well how to always push wetkas into contradicting himself and accepting always to have made mistakes in their charges against Saraki. If he continues this way I am afraid, FG might lose this case for lack of convincing evidence to convict saraki.

IF truely this saraki is guilty, when then is he not in jail by now? im beginning to believe this is political witch hunting.