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Senate President Saraki Announces Presence At CCT Led Trial by sezsimon2003: 8:46am On Mar 11, 2016 |
Senate President Saraki Announces Attendance at CCT-led trial -Prepared for Justice to Run Its Course at the Trial -Re-states belief in the rule of law -Announces application filed by his legal team The President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, seeks to inform the wider Nigerian public that as a firm believer in rule of law, he intends to totally submit himself to the due process of the law as the trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) begins today, Friday, March 11, 2016. This is founded upon the premise that “justice must not only be done, but justice must also be seen to have been done.” Dr. Saraki and his team of lawyers have earlier submitted an application to quash the illegitimate suit being brought against him before the CCT based on several alleged discrepancies found in his asset declaration form. As Nigerians carefully follow the proceedings of the case, we must all be guided by the fact that a basic scrutiny of Section 3, Paragraph D of the Act that establishes the CCT and the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) state in explicit terms that before any complaint (if any) is forwarded to the CCT for adjudication, the public officer against whom a complaint is made must be given the opportunity to either deny or admit the claims by the Bureau. As it stands, Nigerians must ask why this fundamental and indispensable condition for a trial at the CCT has not been followed. What this means is: the condition precedent mandates that Dr. Saraki - as every other citizen of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is entitled to - should have been given the opportunity to explain any perceived inaccuracy, but he was never given the opportunity to do so. Secondly and more crucially, the application submitted by the Senate President draws attention to the fact that the 13-year-old declaration forms on which the majority of the impending suit is predicated, were examined and investigated by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) at the time of submission and were found satisfactory to the Bureau’s requirements at the time. Given that for 13 years, all the documents from the Senate President’s asset declarations from 2003, 2007 and 2011 were accessible by the Bureau for investigation, Saraki’s application states that the condition precedence should have been drawn to it; to give the Senate President the opportunity to explain and address any identified issues. The Senate President has expressed indignation that these confirmed forms which have rested in possession of the CCB for over a decade without issue are now being flagged. In this regard, as the trial begins, Nigerians should note that this outright non-observance of the rule of law, reaffirms the belief that this trial is borne from political mischief and malice associated with the timeliness and nature of this suit. As the head of Nigeria’s legislative branch, Dr. Saraki is confident that justice will ultimately prevail and he is ready, willing and prepared to submit himself to all proceedings that adhere to the strict dictates of the law. He believes that the law must take its righteous course and reassures Nigerians of his commitment to serving the people of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Hon. Gbenga Makanjuola Deputy Chief of Staff to the President of the Senate |
Re: Senate President Saraki Announces Presence At CCT Led Trial by horlus(m): 8:51am On Mar 11, 2016 |
Sarakis body language from day one has been suspicious. Defend yourself if you are innocent. Simple 1 Like |
Re: Senate President Saraki Announces Presence At CCT Led Trial by Pheals(f): 8:51am On Mar 11, 2016 |
Make I sit down .... To watch saraki in the accused box again |
Re: Senate President Saraki Announces Presence At CCT Led Trial by yimikaa: 8:55am On Mar 11, 2016 |
Why all these story. Nigerians did not ask him to explain na. Just go to CCT jejely |
Re: Senate President Saraki Announces Presence At CCT Led Trial by mynd1(f): 8:59am On Mar 11, 2016 |
Eyyah! |
Re: Senate President Saraki Announces Presence At CCT Led Trial by Babacele: 9:06am On Mar 11, 2016 |
story ....go tell CCB |
Re: Senate President Saraki Announces Presence At CCT Led Trial by SUPERPACK: 9:15am On Mar 11, 2016 |
You became senate president through the backdoor, Now you want to escape CCT through the front door. |
Re: Senate President Saraki Announces Presence At CCT Led Trial by akinyeleaa: 10:22am On Mar 11, 2016 |
Me, I no kukuma know if e guilty or not, but why all this paranoia na, just go to court and defend yourself abi. Why all these stories na |
Re: Senate President Saraki Announces Presence At CCT Led Trial by amaechi1: 10:50am On Mar 11, 2016 |
sezsimon2003: "The attention of the senate president should have been drawn or must be called for clarification" Was he sleeping when he filled the form. Secondly, did he endorse the filled form before submitting. Why does he have to jump from court to the other seeking to stop the trials. Please, tell that the creatures in sea. |
Re: Senate President Saraki Announces Presence At CCT Led Trial by iamrealdeji(m): 12:41pm On Mar 11, 2016 |
yimikaa:he want make we dey pity am and he's tired of bad reputation |
Re: Senate President Saraki Announces Presence At CCT Led Trial by gmaribel(m): 2:10pm On Mar 11, 2016 |
Summary I am guilty but my error has been overlooked for so long, why try me now. |
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