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Pressure is mounting on Nigeria’s Senate President, Bukola Saraki, to resign following the recent Panama Papers leak.

Saraki is already facing 13 charges at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) for falsely declaring his assets when he served as governor of the central Kwara state – charges he has obviously in court denied.

But as his trial resumed at the CCT on Tuesday, fresh allegations relating to the leader of Nigeria’s upper house emerged.

It was reported reported that the politician’s family held four undeclared offshore assets, including a multi-million dollar property in London.

But Saraki has denied any wrongdoing in a statement, explaining that he had declared all his assets as required by law, according to the BBC.

A prosecution witness, Micheal Wetkast, appeared before the Tribunal on Tuesday to testify against Mr. Saraki’s not guilty plea by providing evidence of alleged transaction by the Senate president with banks in Nigeria.

The witness said the proceeds of the said transactions were used to purchase properties, some of which were never declared by Saraki.

Reports has it that some senators have asked their leader to consider resigning even before the conclusion of his case to save the senate as an institution and that the Senate president’s resignation is imminent too.

The Nigerian senate president Bukola Saraki stands to lose his position as Senate President if found guilty by the Code of Conduct Tribunal which is a special court set aside to try asset declaration misdemeanors.

He would also be barred from holding any public office for up to 10 years and could be jailed.

http://www.financialwatchngr.com/2016/04/07/senate-president-bukola-saraki-under-pressure-to-resign/

Money was given to someone to lodge into saraki account several time,but does efcc have any prove tht the money was from kwara state govt coffers since saraki has business & companies.

Mere speculations by efcc

Kuje prison dey sweet Saraki body...no two ways to it

Thief of the century

PDP... On your mat... PDP... Get set... PDP... ....
SOON PDP will take over the red chember...
I am loving this politcal era in Nigeria...
APC fighting themselves and PDP uniting themselves...
CCT... Fire on biko

He should resign, at least pending on when the case is settled, in order not to discredit the Senate president seat.

Hang on Saraki. It is not over until it is over. You have not been found guilty yet.

The man has alot to xplain to the court . . .

Nigeria is a big joke,i don't know why they are delaying in sending this man to prison,fG should stop this court hearing and do the needful. Saraki is heartless and he deserve to rot in jail forever



comedy nation,heartless leaders,senseless politicians.

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KissCODE:
PDP... On your mat... PDP... Get set... PDP... ....
SOON PDP will take over the red chember...
I am loving this politcal era in Nigeria...
APC fighting themselves and PDP uniting themselves...
CCT... Fire on biko

Tomakint, good morning. Breakfast is ready! Bon appétit.

frankyychiji:
Tomakint, good morning. Breakfast is ready! Bon appétit.

A rat is about to fall......I just knew that going by the CCT's adjournment of yesterday with the attendant shocking revelations, Saraki is doomed. Good morning bro......

tomakint:
A rat is about to fall......I just knew that going by the CCT's adjournment of yesterday with the attendant shocking revelations, Saraki is doomed. Good morning bro......

Hahahaha hmmm...