₦airaland Forum

By Henry Umoru ABUJA—AHEAD of the Federal Government’s forgery suit against Senate President, Bukola Saraki, his Deputy, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, outgoing clerk to the National Assembly, Alhaji Salisu Maikasuwa, and his deputy, Mr. Ben Efeturi, slated for today at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, over 14 witnesses have been lined up to give evidence on the alleged forgery of the 2015 Senate Order. Senate President Bukola Saraki and Ike Ekweremadu, the Deputy President of the Senate A statement by the Principal State Counsel, Federal Ministry of Justice, D. E. Kaswe, alleged that Senators Saraki, Ekweremadu, Maikasuwa and Efeturi, were on or about June 9, 2015, with fraudulent intent, forged the Senate Standing Orders 2011 (as amended), causing it to be believed as the genuine Standing Orders 2015 and circulated same for use during the inauguration of the 8th Senate when they knew that the said order was not made in compliance with the procedure for amendment of the Senate orders. According to the statement, the four-some, thereby, committed an offence punishable under Section 364 of the Penal Code laws. The list of witnesses lined up to testify against the four persons include both serving and former senators who were in the 7th Senate. They are the   Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on National Assembly (Senate), Senator Ita Enang; Senators Sulaiman Hunkuyi; Senator Kabiru Marafa (APC, Zamfara Central); Senator Ahmed Lawan (APC, Yobe North); Senator Robert Ajayi Boroffice (APC, Ondo North) and Senator Abu Ibrahim (APC, Katsina South). Others are Senator Solomon Ewuga, Senator Ojudu Babafemi, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Dan’Azumi J. Doma and a police investigator, David Igbodo. Vanguard gathered that at the trial of the above named defendants, the prosecution intends to rely on the testimony of the following witness. In a document Vanguard got, Senator Suleiman   Hunkuyi, APC, Kaduna North and a serving Senator would testify as to how the Senate Standing Order 2015 was forged. According to the document, “Senator Ita Enang was a senator that represented Akwa Ibom North Senatorial District, in the 7th National Assembly. he was also the Chairman of the rules and Business Committee of the 7th Senate. He will also inform the court the procedure for amendment of Senate standing Order. “Senator Solomon Ewuga was a member of the 7th National assembly. He will inform the court that the Senate Standing Order, 2011, was never amended, he may also be required to tender some exhibits.   Senator Ahmed Lawan is a serving senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and was also a member of the 7th National Assembly He will inform the court that the senate standing Order 2011 was never amended. Senator Abdullahi A. Gumel is a serving senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He will inform the court that he was given the Senate Standing Order 2011 during the induction course of the 8th National Assembly.

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/07/14-witnesses-saraki-ekweremadus-forgery-suit-2/

Waste of Time.... Saraki is going no where! Until 2019, why on earth should saraki's ambition of being the senate president be killed because one tinubu in lagos does not want him to sit there Mtchwwwwww.

This una case don tire person.

Waiting to watch them dance shoki.

But wait o, how does forging of Senate Rule affected the cup of garry in the market.

Whether senate rule was forged or tampered, the fact remains that this government is full of lies.

All of them wey dey in the seat of power now or before na crooks. I mean all.

But no single witness is lined against the economy.

bubuhari and irrelevancy is 5 and 6



a leader that cant solve the current predicaments its subjects are undergoing

ychris:
This guys should just resign already. if it happens to b america, the peson would have resigned. but here in 9ja ehn..greediness dey dia blood

You did speak the truth. But what if this are actually false accusations against them?.

Coughs*** clears throat# How a herdsman end up leading us in this country still daze me....we are wilderness bound whalaii

They should come and add me to the team...time wasters

If not that we have zombies here on nairaland,all this yeye news about saraki trail wouldn't have been making headline on this forum.


Since last year we have been hearing about saraki this saraki that while nigerians are now stealing pot of soup for survival.

ychris:
This guys should just resign already. if it happens to b america, the peson would have resigned. but here in 9ja ehn..greediness dey dia blood

but did you agree that buhari and buratai should resign base on their forged certificate and illegal dubai properties?

ychris:
This guys should just resign already. if it happens to b america, the peson would have resigned. but here in 9ja ehn..greediness dey dia blood

You bloody fool!


has Buratai resigned?


Has Buhari resigned over his certificate forgery?

You unremitting fool.

OgatheTop:
You bloody fool!


has Buratai resigned?


Has Buhari resigned over his certificate forgery?

You unremitting fool.

haba oga take a chill pill now.. saraki na ur papa or ekweremadu na uncle so why you dey use paracetamol for someone's headache

If only Buhari can show us his certificate and Buratai show us his wonder savings account to purchase Dubai buildings then the So and DSP can resign on forgery issues!

Time is ticking away and APC is getting more confused each day in economic realities of the present!