Embattled Senate President, Bukola Saraki has tagged those who have been agitating that he should step down in the face of the growing corruption scandals against him, as political agents.
He insisted that those calling for his resignation were being sponsored by politicians who had always opposed his leadership since he emerged Senate President last June. He added that his detractors were trying to circumvent the country’s judicial system.
Senator Saraki was obviously responding to the Transition Monitoring Group which had called for the Senate President to step down.
In a text message sent to a reporter by his Special Adviser on Media, Yusuph Olaniyonu, Saraki said he was not contemplating resignation.
“There’s a case in the Tribunal and a resultant appeal at the Court of Appeal. 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.”
Senator Saraki was arraigned by the Code of Conduct Tribunal and the online news platform expose about his secret offshore assets in tax havens, the calls for him to step down has continued to mount.
On Thursday, several activists and other Nigerians, including the TMG, openly called on the Senate President to resign. [myad]
