Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has said that he is innocent of fraud allegations against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Igbere TV reports.


Saraki, in a statement by his media adviser, Yusuph Olaniyonu, made available to Igbere TV on Monday said he was not engaged in any media war with the EFCC.


The commission had claimed that Saraki withdrew N12 billion in cash from the treasury of the Kwara State Government while he was governor of the state between 2003 and 2011.


In reaction, Saraki said he had been the one at the receiving end of media onslaught reportedly sponsored by EFCC.


“We need to reiterate that Dr. Saraki is not interested in obstructing any investigation by the EFCC or any security agency. While the EFCC claims that it is investigating the Office of the Senate President between 2015 and 2019, we make bold to say that it is just on a wild goose chase.


“That Office has nothing to do with contract awards and handling of the finances of the National Assembly. These are functions of the bureaucracy of the National Assembly, otherwise known as the National Assembly Management.


“On its persistent probe of the tenure of Dr. Saraki as Governor of Kwara State between 2003 and 2011, we maintain that all the issues the EFCC are presently raising were the same issues that are contained in four of the charges filed before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) and taken before the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court,” the statement said.


It also said that in EFCC’s “desperation to nail Dr. Saraki, some of the charges that contained insinuations that Kwara State funds were paid into accounts owned by him and companies in which he has interests were filed. And twice, the charges went before the highest court in the land and he was discharged and acquitted.”

Source; http://igberetvnews.com/811699/just-in-bukola-saraki-reacts-to-efcc-plan-to-arraign-him-for-allegedly-diverting-n12bn/

Prokresters,i mean protesters wee not see this one naa.Scam naija

OK

Ok, if you are innocent, don't panic but if you have skeletons in your cupboard or you have billions hidden somewhere stolen from the treasury of Nigeria, then, koboko laden with chilly pepper awaits you, next news jare

Probe is good irrespective of the personalities involved especially where there is no political undertone or witch-hunt involved. I have always been very skeptical of the Buhari so-called fight against corruption. No APC stalwart has ever been convicted. Orji-Kalu looting Nig-limited and Akpabio AKS unlimited have left the newsstand. They are now saints. We need to seriously and diligently prosecute all yam eaters irrespective of political leaning. Nigerians should also learn to help functional governance by bringing their protest-pressure to bear on bad governance/ miss-probes.

oloye

Saraki again?

Space booked

Baba oloye every body know say all of una na thief, an average Nigeria politician na thief..

Great

How far with Doyin Okupe and Lai Mohd'

Saraki de mafia don

Chapelbeatz:
Prokresters,i mean protesters wee not see this one naa.Scam naija

i swear they will not see it.

Ok

Fraud general himself....I salute you!

Fishing for anything just to nail the man

Make I take a bottle of Krest on this one

Is like ipob guys don withdraw from saraki finally

Yankiss:
Probe is good irrespective of the personalities involved especially where there is no political undertone or witch-hunt involved. I have always been very skeptical of the Buhari so-called fight against corruption. No APC stalwart has ever been convicted. Orji-Kalu looting Nig-limited and Akpabio AKS unlimited have left the newsstand. They are now saints. We need to seriously and diligently prosecute all yam eaters irrespective of political leaning. Nigerians should also learn to help functional governance by bringing their protest-pressure to bear on bad governance/ miss-probes.

Maybe Senator Dariye is a pdp?

post=79848739:
12 BILLION WHAT

you must have one daft comment to make. I wonder if na for Nairaland you dey roast your rotten meat.

Reactor will soon be in the court.
This is not an era of change but next level

Ordinary former minister Deziani una no fit catch with valid evidence of corruption and get her extradited talk less of prosecution or even persecution for the past 4 years, na number 3 man in the country as rooted as Saraki una wan get. He is not madam Patience oh! Una go do tire. Note that I'm not even a fan of Saraki. But we all know how this ends. Howfa Fayose? Mtswww. EFCC, your online media toothless bulldog.

Sarakiiiiiiiii!

imam07:
Is like ipob guys don withdraw from saraki finally

Lol
Failure is an orphan nah............