Senate President, Bukola Saraki says he's a happy man as the Supreme court has finally vindicated him after a tortuous journey of 1018 days. In his wo
Senate President, Bukola Saraki says he’s a happy man as the Supreme court has finally vindicated him after a tortuous journey of 1018 days. In his words, “At the end of a tortuous journey of 1018 Days, counting from September 22, 2015, when the case began at the Tribunal, I am happy that I have been vindicated. The Supreme Court has affirmed that there is no evidence of false declaration of assets. The court also observed that certain agents took over the responsibility of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) in this trial, and one can infer that this was done towards a pre-determined end.”
He added that, “This outcome has gladdened my heart and further strengthened my belief in this country and as well as my faith in the Almighty Allah, who is the righter of all wrongs. God has vindicated me today before the judgment of man, and I am most thankful and humbled at His grace and infinite mercies. Through it all, I refused to be shaken, knowing, as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, that the arch of the moral universe may be long, but it bends towards justice. I knew the day would come when justice would prevail and I would be exonerated”.
On June 14th, the Code of Conduct Tribunal dismissed the case of false asset declaration against Senator Bukola Saraki who made a no-case submission on May 4, after the prosecution closed its case. Bukola Saraki was accused by EFCC of not declaring some of his assets at the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB). Saraki was standing trial for a 13-count charge of corruption brought against him by the Code of Conduct Bureau. The government later increased the charges to 17 on January 11, 2017. In February 2017, one more charge was added, bringing the charges to 18.
Danladi Umar, the tribunal chairman, in his ruling said the prosecution had failed to successfully prove its allegations.
