Senate President Bukola Saraki
says he is not interested in settling his false asset declaration case outside
the judicial process.
Saraki said the matter was not
brought up when Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and members of new Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) met on Monday.
In a statement on Wednesday,
Yusuph Olaniyonu, media aide of the senate president, qouted Saraki as saying
that the issues discussed at the meeting were not personal.
While expressing confidence that
he would get victory at the court, Saraki reiterated that his trial was
politically-motivated.
“The trial of Dr. Saraki over
asset declaration issues which is now before both the supreme court and the
Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) was never part of the discussions over the
grievances of the nPDP leaders and all those who attended the meeting with
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo can attest to this. The issues being discussed
between the nPDP and the APC leaderships are beyond personal matters,” the
statement read.
“Dr. Saraki will want it known
that he is not interested in any settlement of the asset declaration case
outside the judicial process. He is confident that the court will give him
justice and he will be exonerated of all charges as can be seen by the verdicts
of the CCT and the court of appeal. In fact, he maintains his earlier position
that the trial was politically and maliciously motivated.
“The senate president’s only
concern is that all interested parties should allow the judiciary to freely and
fairly decide on the issues before it. Dr. Saraki believes in the rule of law,
independence of the judiciary and ability of the court to adjudicate on all
matters.
“The senate president has
consistently exhibited a strong belief that nobody should compromise national
interest with personal issues. And this has guided his actions, conduct and
utterances in the performance of his official duties in the last three years, despite
the persistent persecution and intimidation directed at him.”
Saraki said there is no reason
for him to depart from his avowed principle that “the nation is greater than
any individual, including himself”.
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