– Protesters commence rally to demand
resignation of Saraki
–
The protesters marched from the Unity Fountain near Transcorp Hilton to
the National Assembly
Members of Citizen United for Peace and Stability
today, April 26, besieged the National Assembly following a reported closed
door meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and ten senators in the Senate.
The civil society organization in one voice,
called for the immediate resignation of the Senate President Bukola Saraki,
over the myriad of corruption cases preferred against, the purchase of SUVs for
senators at exorbitant price, as well as an alleged attempt to frustrate the
2016 national budget. According to the protesters, they will not stop until
Saraki tenders his resignation letter.
It was gathered that the protesters marched
from the Unity Fountain near Transcorp Hilton to the National Assembly.
See photos below:
Saraki came under intense pressure after he
assumed the Senate presidency against the directive of his political party, the
APC and President Muhammadu Buhari, and all hell broke loose on September 15 as
the federal government charged him before the code of conduct tribunal in Abuja
over allegations of false and improper declaration of assets allegedly acquired
during his tenure as the governor of Kwara state from 2003 to 2011.
The 13-count charge against Saraki was filed
before the tribunal by the Code of Conduct Bureau through the office of the
attorney general of the federation.
Since then, the federal government has
proposed eight witnesses who would testify against before the CCT in his trial
on 13 counts of false assets declaration started.
Justice
Danladi Umar, the CCT chairman’s sudden decision to postpone Saraki’s trial until
May despite his initial insistence that it will continue daily until it is
concluded, has however raised eyebrows.
