Senate
President, Bukola Saraki has vowed not to resign from his position, in spite of
the growing calls and increasing pressure for him to step down.
As a result of the
resumption of his trial at Code of Code of Conduct Tribunal, the calls for his
resignation has surfaced yet again, but the Senate President says he won’t
budge.
Speaking on Friday during
the State Craft Masterclass event at the Social Media Week, Lagos, Saraki said
his assets declaration trial is more of ‘persecution’ than an actual fight
against corruption.
When
asked by Declan Galvin of Sahara Reporters why he
had thus far, failed to walk away from the position of Senate President, he
said: “It is not a fight against corruption, it is more about being
persecuted.”
He further stated that:
“We are public servants and you must fill your asset declaration form when you
get in office and I did mine 13 years ago.”
“The
charges have nothing to do with corruption or money being stolen anywhere and
that is why at the end of the day, I will have my day in court. Because it
is not about corruption.”
“I don’t understand how
the same organisation that cleared my asset declaration to be proper in 2004,
2009 and 2011 can suddenly wake up and say that my record is faulted.”
The Senate President
however, declined to say who is persecuting him with the assets declaration
trial.
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