Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki yesterday said the
federal government’s appeal against the ruling of the Code of Conduct Tribunal
(CCT) on his case was an attempt to pull him down.
The CCT had last week upheld the plea of no case submission
Saraki made on the 18-count charge of false assets declaration preferred
against him. The government earlier this week appealed against the
acquittal.
Reacting, Saraki said that he remained unperturbed by the
development.
In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and
Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, he said he was confident that the verdict at the
appellate court would not be different from that of the tribunal as the facts
of the case remained the same and the grounds on which the decision of the CCT
was based remained unassailable.
He said corruption was not just about giving or diverting
money, adding, “When an official interferes with the judicial process with a
view to achieving personal objectives, that is corruption.
“This Appeal against the CCT ruling is nothing but another
attempt to grandstand and embark on another media trial without any substance.
This is why the Senate President is sure it will be another exercise in
futility.
By Ismail Mudashir
