The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kwara State has alleged that desperate politicians in the country have hijacked the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, where its leader, Senate President, Bukola Saraki is facing assets falsification trial, warning that the judiciary may throw the country into needless chaos and pandemonium in view of the hijack.
Sounding this alarm in a statement issued in Ilorin on Sunday and signed by the state Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Sulyman Buhari, the party asserted that last Thursday’s ruling by the tribunal was the clearest indication that the ordeal of the Senate President is political persecution and not anti-corruption drive.
The statement reads, “President Muhammadu Buhari should not be seen to be watching helplessly when politicians hijack a crucial arm of the government to carry out political vendetta against perceived political adversaries.
“It also shows that the CCT is being manipulated and remote-controlled by some desperate politicians.
“Like the counsel to the Senate President rightly noted, we are convinced that the right thing has not been done as far as the charges are concerned. It is now clear and glaring that due process has not been followed and the CCB has broken its own laws”.
“Given identical cases, Nigerians should note that the CCT under Justice Umar Danladi discharged and acquitted a leader of APC in 2011 based on Section 3 (d) of the CCB/CCT Act. Why is the Senate President’s motion on the same Section 3 (d) of the CCB/CCT Act being denied by the same tribunal under the same Judge?” the party asked.
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