Protesters
on Tuesday stormed the National Assembly, demanding the resignation of the
Senate President Bukola Saraki over his Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) trial.
Saraki is
facing a 13-count charge at the CCT bordering on false assets declaration while
he was Governor of Kwara state. The case has been fixed for March 10 for
further mention.
The
protesters who stormed the entrance of the National Assembly around 10.30 am
asked Saraki to resign and concentrate on his trial at the CCT.
Our
correspondent reports that the protesters carried placards that read thus,
"Suspend Saraki not Marafa", "Leave the Senate and face CCT
trial," and “Democracy survives on inclusiveness not suspension "
among others.
Addressing
newsmen, the convener of the protest, Mr. Ude Emeka said the moves to suspend
Senator Kabiru Marafa (APC, Zamfara Central) negate the tenet of democracy.
"Rather
than suspending Marafa, Saraki should resign and concentrate on his trial at
the CCT. We want to show the leadership of the National Assembly that the
Nigerian civil society will stand against any move to suspend any Senator
because of his or her divergent view, "he said.
The Senate Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions
yesterday submitted it report on the probe of Marafa.
The
Senate had last Tuesday mandated the committee to look into the remarks of
Marafa supporting former President Olusegun Obasanjo that the National Assembly
is corrupt.
Senator
Samuel Anyanwu (PDP, Imo East) laid the report on the floor. Also, Anyanwu laid
the report of the investigation of the former chairman of the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Lamorde.
Lamorde
is being investigated at Senate over alleged diversion of N1trillion recovered
stolen funds during his reign at the EFCC.
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