Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has said his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal was a product of political mischief.
Saraki, who disclosed this in a statement by his deputy chief of staff, Gbenga Makanjuola on Friday, however, said he’s ready to submit himself to the law.
The Senate President’s assets declaration trial resumes today at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) Abuja.
He also said CCB defaulted in law by not providing him the opportunity to defend himself at the bureau, before filing charges against him at the Code of Conduct Tribunal.
“As it stands, Nigerians must ask why this fundamental and indispensable condition for a trial at the CCT has not been followed.”
“What this means is: the condition precedent mandates that Dr. Saraki – as every other citizen of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is entitled to – should have been given the opportunity to explain any perceived inaccuracy, but he was never given the opportunity to do so.”
“Secondly and more crucially, the application submitted by the Senate President draws attention to the fact that the 13-year old declaration forms on which the majority of the impending suit is predicated, were examined and investigated by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) at the time of submission and were found satisfactory to the Bureau’s requirements at the time.”
“Given that for 13 years, all the documents from the Senate President’s asset declarations from 2003, 2007 and 2011 were accessible by the Bureau for investigation, Saraki’s application states that the condition precedence should have been drawn to it; to give the Senate President the opportunity to explain and address any identified issues.”
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