False Assets Declaration: Saraki’s CCT Trial Splits Senate

TWO days after the Supreme Court dismissed the appeal filed by Senate President Bukola Saraki challenging the constitutionality of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) to try him over alleged false assets declaration, members of the Upper Legislative Chamber were divided on his fate.The lawmakers were split over whether or not Saraki should resign.
While two Saraki’s supporters, Senators Dino Melaye and Samuel Anyanwu, are against the agitation for his resignation, his rival, Senator Kabiru Marafa, believes that stepping down would be the right thing to do.
Speaking to our correspondent, Melaye said Saraki was being persecuted by some people, which he failed to name. According to him, the Senate would henceforth consider the action as an attack on the institution.
He said: “What is going on is not prosecution, but persecution. I want to make it categorically clear that this is not Saraki, but the institution called Senate. This is not about the person of Saraki, but an affront to us.
“We will no longer fold our arms and watch things. We are going to handle it as an attack on the Senate. We want to assure Nigerians that this too shall pass. Anyone contemplating change in leadership is a daydreamer,” he said.