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Saraki Should’ve Resigned As Senate President – Opadokun by LocalChamp(op): 11:56pm On Sep 25, 2015
The Convener, Coalition of Democrats for Electoral Reform, Chief Ayo Opadokun, says if Senate President Bukola Saraki had been gentlemanly, he would have resigned as the President of the Senate when his election to the office was widely condemned by the generality of Nigerians.

Saraki had on June 9, 2015, defied the directive of the All Progressives Congress on the leadership of the Senate by emerging the President of the Senate under controversial circumstances.

The circumstances also saw Senator Ike Ekweremadu of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party emerging as Deputy Senate President.

The former Secretary-General of the Afenifere and ex-General Secretary of the National Democratic Coalition, further said Saraki had been “an unpleasant occupier of an otherwise very strategic constitutional office.”

Opadokun added, “Saraki should go.”

He said, “It was a total misjudgment on Saraki’s part to conspire with the opposition to sell out his party in order for him to become the Senate President. If he was to be a gentleman, he could have resigned from that office long ago.”

The Office of the Attorney General of the Federation had dragged Saraki before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, where he is facing a 13-count charge for alleged false declaration of assets.

Opadokun said, “He should have resigned from his position to save Nigeria’s nascent democracy. He should appreciate that he has laid his hands on the plough; there is no going back, he has to leave.

“Let Saraki’s legal consultants and advisers tell the world how they can save him by presenting that the forgery of the Senate Rule that was used to make him the Senate President is a matter limited to the National Assembly. Forgery is a criminal offence.”

He stated that it was wrong for Saraki’s loyalists to claim that the alleged false assets declaration was purportedly committed 13 years ago.

“If he does not know, our criminal legal system here is anchored on the Latin maxim, which says time does not run against the state in criminal prosecution. Even if you committed the offence 30 years ago and the state is now ready to prosecute you, you have no basis to say it was committed long ago.

http://www.punchng.com/politics/saraki-shouldve-resigned-as-senate-president-opadokun/

Face of Criminal Fraudster and Bank Robber Saraki

Re: Saraki Should’ve Resigned As Senate President – Opadokun by vicadex07(m):
This particular pics is fukkin hilarious...you can see fear and uncertainty written all over his face.


Looks like someone caught stealing meat in the pot.

grin grin grin
Re: Saraki Should’ve Resigned As Senate President – Opadokun by Gnrdike(m): 12:00am On Sep 26, 2015
naija can never get settle









who next for the change
Re: Saraki Should’ve Resigned As Senate President – Opadokun by prof17(m): 12:26am On Sep 26, 2015
That is accused box not a sentence box!meanwhile since the code of conduct bureau and federal ministry justics cannot substataite facts untill now the case may be dentrimental to the screening of yet to be appionted attorney general of the federation hence leaving the vacance open not untill end of the trail.
Re: Saraki Should’ve Resigned As Senate President – Opadokun by vicadex07(m): 7:43am On Sep 26, 2015
prof17:
That is accused box not a sentence box!meanwhile since the code of conduct bureau and federal ministry justics cannot substataite facts untill now the case may be dentrimental to the screening of yet to be appionted attorney general of the federation hence leaving the vacance open not untill end of the trail.
Are you one of Saraki's sons cos I don't know who asked you for explanations.

huh
Re: Saraki Should’ve Resigned As Senate President – Opadokun by prof17(m): 8:00am On Sep 26, 2015
vicadex07:
Are you one of Saraki's sons cos I don't know who asked you for explanations.

huh
why do nigerians chose to be so violence even in the civil enviroment?
Re: Saraki Should’ve Resigned As Senate President – Opadokun by vicadex07(m): 8:13am On Sep 26, 2015
prof17:
why do nigerians chose to be so violence even in the civil enviroment?
Because we are tired of our leaders...if sarakis stoning is what you mean by "violence".

huh
Re: Saraki Should’ve Resigned As Senate President – Opadokun by PenSniper: 8:15am On Sep 26, 2015
prof17:
why do nigerians chose to be so violence even in the civil enviroment?
Please go back to school.
Re: Saraki Should’ve Resigned As Senate President – Opadokun by prof17(m): 8:31am On Sep 26, 2015
PenSniper:
Please go back to school.
ok
Re: Saraki Should’ve Resigned As Senate President – Opadokun by Nobody: 8:34am On Sep 26, 2015
vicadex07:
This particular pics is fukkin hilarious...you can see fear and uncertainty written all over his face.


Looks like someone caught stealing meat in the pot.

grin grin grin

Re: Saraki Should’ve Resigned As Senate President – Opadokun by vicadex07(m): 8:51am On Sep 26, 2015
[quote author=Activa post=38389939][/quote]cheesy
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