President Muhammadu Buhari has dismissed insinuations that he instigated
the ongoing corruption trial of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki.
It is public knowledge that Saraki is being prosecuted at the Code of Conduct Tribunal for acts of alleged false declaration of his asset. His associates have alleged the trial is politically motivated.
Explaining Buhari’s stance on the trial, his spokesperson, Garba Shehu, said in a statement that
“The President has vowed to respect the rule of law and this is what he is doing by staying out of this matter. He has said times without number that the war against corruption has no sacred cows.”
Although Buhari and Saraki belong to the same party, APC, there has been no love lost between both men since Saraki rejected the will of his party and teamed up with the PDP to emerge as Senate President.
Saraki was one of the PDP members who decamped to the APC last year. On Friday, the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, ordered his arrest for refusing to appear before it.
The trial is expected to continue on Monday.
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