The Northern Ethnic Nationalities Unity Congress (NENUC) yesterday called for the resignation of the Senate President Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki. The call came just as the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) secured a bench warrant for the arrest of the embattled Senate President by the CCB Tribunal over allegations of false declaration of assets dated back to 2003. The group said the Senate President should resign before he drags the image and reputation of the office he presently occupies further in the mud. Speaking with reporters yesterday, the National President and Convener of the group, Mr Bako Benjamin, said it is disgusting that the Senate President would rather be seeking court’s protection than going before the anti graft agency to clear his name of the charges. “Let the Senate President come to equity with clean hands. Let him defend himself against all the charges levelled against him in the spirit of the new wind of change blowing across the country,” Benjamin said. He said the anti-corruption war spearheaded by the President Muhammadu Buhari administration would be futile if people like the Senate President continue to seek protection from the law courts rather than presenting themselves for the acid test. Benjamin, who noted that the recourse to the court itself is an admission of guilt, said: “Seeking protection from the law courts is sending a strong signal that he (Saraki) has something to hide.” The group, he said, has therefore given the Senate President a three-day ultimatum to honourably resign to prevent impeachment proceedings against him for his eventual removal from the exalted office. NENUC said Saraki’s continued stay in office is “capable of sending wrong signals to the international community and pose a huge question mark on President Buhari’s commitment to ridding the nation of corruption. He said NENUC would not hesitate to mobilise other well-meaning Nigerians to march on the National Assembly in protest should the Senate President refuse to honourably resign from office within reasonable time. http://thenationonlineng.net/northern-group-to-saraki-resign-now/

Ok

Am loving this

Should Saraki be found culpable following legal and constitutional means, I guess he will naturally quit the seat.
Why is the whole issue getting unneccesarily politicized? There are many Sarakis in the system and purging them out will require tact and sense in order for the polity not to be overheated as Nigerians tend to sway too much towards sentiments on issues of politics.
Saraki could just be the big scapegoat on this anti corruption war.

This is the best statement coming from this group compared to the statement that came earlier from the SE. My question to those supporting Saraki and referring this as witch hunt is if committed the offence or not other FG should hunt all the Witches in Saraki 's life and others that in power that have erred in the past !!!

Abugab:
Should Saraki be found culpable following legal and constitutional means, I guess he will naturally quit the seat.
Why is the whole issue getting unneccesarily politicized? There are many Sarakis in the system and purging them out will require tact and sense in order for the polity not to be overheated as Nigerians tend to sway too much towards sentiments on issues of politics.
Saraki could just be the big scapegoat on this anti corruption war.

Well said.

Abugab:
Should Saraki be found culpable following legal and constitutional means, I guess he will naturally quit the seat.
Why is the whole issue getting unneccesarily politicized? There are many Sarakis in the system and purging them out will require tact and sense in order for the polity not to be overheated as Nigerians tend to sway too much towards sentiments on issues of politics.
Saraki could just be the big scapegoat on this anti corruption war.

We need scapegoat my guy we are all scapegoat at one time or the other.

no immunity clause??

Lobatan

What duyu expect Tinubus paper to publish!!! na Tinubu dey speak not any Northern Congress

sammyj:
This is the best statement coming from this group compared to the statement that came earlier from the SE. My question to those supporting Saraki and referring this as witch hunt is if committed the offence or not other FG should hunt all the Witches in Saraki 's life and others that in power that have erred in the past !!!

Lol, the statement dat suit u and ur thin god Tinubu. Isnt it d end game all while? Create a scandal and blackmail him to resign, kindergaten politics. Same way dey created a scandal to deny Fashola a chance 4 an appointment. Continue supporting d Mafia is trying to highjack federal might

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basilo101:

Lol, the statement dat suit u and ur thin god Tinubu. Isnt it d end game all while? Create a scandal and blackmail him to resign, kindergaten politics. Same way dey created a scandal to deny Fashola a chance 4 an appointment. Continue supporting d Mafia is trying to highjack federal might

Just stating the obvious truth