SENATE PRESIDENT VOWS TO TRUDGE ON

Embattled Senate President Bukola Saraki

In Nigeria Embattled Senate President Bukola Saraki on Friday said he would not yield to growing calls from the masses that he should step down amid growing corruption scandals.

Saraki said those calling for his resignation were being sponsored by politicians who had always opposed his leadership since he emerged Senate President last June, adding that his detractors were trying to circumvent the country’s judicial system.


In a message circulated via social media by his Special Adviser on Media, Yusuf Olaniyonu, the Senate President said he was not contemplating resignation.

“There’s a case in the Tribunal and a resultant appeal at the Court of Appeal,” the statement said. “The underlining philosophy of our legal system is that an accused person is presumed innocent until found guilty.”

“Those who are contemplating calls for resignation want to circumvent the judicial system. They are obviously being sponsored by some politicians.

“The Senate President is not contemplating any resignation. He will surely have his day in court.”