The
Special Assistant on New Media to the Senate President, Mr. Bamikole Omishore,
has accused the Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against
Corruption (PACAC), Prof. Itse Sagay, of attempting to influence the judgment
of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), to ensure the conviction of the Senate
President, Dr. Bukola Saraki.
Omishore
released an audio recording where Sagay allegedly admitted to “tackling” the
judge over the delay in the prosecution of the case.
The
recording, he said, was secretly taped two months ago.
The
CCT last week dismissed charges of false declaration of assets brought against
Saraki by the federal government, in a case that lasted almost two years.
The
Chairman of the Tribunal, Justice Umar Danladi held that the prosecution had
failed to establish a prima facie case against the defendant.
The
case was largely considered to be political, as a fall out of Saraki’s
emergence as Senate President against the wishes of the All Progressives
Congress (APC) in June 2015.
However,
Saraki’s acquittal was criticised by Sagay and another legal aide in the
presidency, Mr. Okoi Obno-Obla, who said that the federal government would
appeal the CCT ruling.
Reacting,
Omishore yesterday took to his twitter handle, @MrBanksOmishore, to accuse
Sagay of pushing for the removal of Saraki as Senate President.
He
said: “Clearly, the CCT charges against @bukolasaraki were never about
corruption of justice, was strictly to remove him as President of Senate.
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