The Sultan of Sokoto, Amirul Mumineen Sultan Muhammadu Sa'ad Abubakar, the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, may have intervened in the on-going travails of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki.

The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has issued a bench warrant against the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki.

The Tribunal, presided over by its Chairman, Justice Danladi Umar, ordered the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, to arrest Saraki and present him before the tribunal on Monday.

Minutes after the order was given, Freedom Online learned that A presidential source declared that while the monarchs spoke with the President, it is not clear if Atiku had spoken with him "because when he called, the President was busy".

All the calls were in connection with what the source described as "an embarrassment to the country, the government and the All Progressives Congress (APC)".

It is, however, not clear whether they are not calling the president too late "as he has made up his mind not to intervene in any corruption trial". The source said a source of worry "is the political dimension the trial of Nigeria's number three citizen is taking".

"They called the president to see him immediately. I don't know whether they will see him on Friday or Saturday. You know the president is going to the U.S. next week. So, if they must see him, it must be this weekend.

"What they are after is a peaceful resolution of the crisis. Obviously, some forces are after Dr. Saraki because of the Senate Presidency. The moment that is resolved, every other thing will be resolved. But, the resolution of the crisis depends on the president's mood, whether he wants to discuss the Saraki matter with anybody or not".

The Tribunal order was issued on Friday at the opening of Saraki's trial over allegation of corruption and false declaration of assets. The Tribunal had summoned Saraki to appear before it, but he obtained a federal high court injunction stopping the summon and his trial.