CCT Trial - Senate Caucuses Meet to Decide Saraki's Fate

Date: 2016-02-16

Senators met on separate occasions at the caucus level to talk about and decide the fate of the embattled Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki whose case comes up soon at the Code Of Conduct Tribunal for false assets declaration.

He suffered a great setback when the Supreme Court ruled that his trial at the CCT was to continue. This ruling was made on February 5 and there has been palpable fear in his camp as to whether he would still remain in office as the nation's number three citizen.

As the Senate resumes plenary today after a two week hiatus, there is a speculation that he and his deputy Ike Ekweremadu who is also facing trial at the CCT could be removed from office if found guilty by the tribunal.

Our correspondent was able to gather that the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is committed to maintaining the status quo of maintaining the current leadership in the upper house of the National Assembly. Ironically, it is some members of the Senate President's All Progressive Congress that are calling for his head.

The Senate Unity Forum, the group that was spearheading the joint ticket of Senator Ahmed Lawan, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Defence and Senator George Akume, former Benue State Governor met at an unnamed location and are strategizing on how to produce Saraki's successor in case the Strongman of Kwara politics is found guilty at the tribunal.

There was another marathon round of meetings between Senator Ali Ndume, the Senate Leader and President Muhammadu Buhari. Ndume however dispelled fears of any sinister agenda to unseat the senate leadership and said it had nothing to do with Saraki's case as he was sure that the plenary would be peaceful today (Tuesday).

Source

 


Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Emir Of Shonga     Suleiman Alege Kuranga     Kwara State Football Association     Gbadeyan Gbadura Yomi     Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu     Memunat Monsuma     Baba Issa     Muhammad Ghali Alaaya     Ilorin Durbar     Fatai Olodo     Elerin Of Erin-Ile     Busari Toyin Isiaka     Olohungbebe     Abdullahi Adisa Akodudu     Okoolowo     Moses Rahman Popoola     Sherif Sagaya     Owu Fall     Grillo     Kamaldeen Ajibade     Hikmah AbdulKareem     Mashood Dauda     Florence Saraki     Alfa Yahaya Road     Razaq Atunwa     Ilota     Bamikole Omishore     Ambassador Kayode Laro     Ramadhan     Abubakar Baba     Jimoh Saadudeen Muhammed     Mahe Abdulkadir     Yashikira     Rafiu Ajakaye     Oye Tinuoye     Muslim Stakeholders Of Kwara State     Demola Banu     Madawaki Of Ilorin     Millennium Development Goals     Alao Ayotunde     Awwal Jawondo     Simeon Ajibola     Yahaya Seriki Gambari     Micheal Imoudu     Suleiman Mora Omar     Oke-Ode     Umar Saro     Charles Ibitoye     Towobola Abdulrahman Toyin     2017 Budget     Samuel Elizabeth Keatswa     Salake     Hijab     Bayo Lawal     Bareke     Kulende     Malete     Clara Nwachukwu     Galland Marcias     Garba Dogo     Joseph Yemi Ajayi     Funmilayo Braithwaite     Saad Belgore     Yahya Mohammed     Ibikunle Ogunleye     Irepodun     Temitope Ogunbanke     Ola Falade     Majlis For Sadakah, Zakat And Waqf     CKNG     NNPP     Simeon Sule Ajibola     Kwara State Internal Revenue Service     Kehinde Boyede     Saheed Alakoso     Omu Aran     Danhawa    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Al-Hikmah University     Amos Bajeh     Convocation Ceremonies     Clara Nwachukwu     New Model Police Station     Odolaye Aremu     Mohammed Yisa     Orisun Igbomina     Arca Santa     Maigidasanma     Bashir Badawi     Aisha Ahman-Pategi     Turaki     IHS     Babajide Ajayi     SGBN     Aisha Abodunrin Ibrahim     Mary Kemi Adeosun     Yahaya Dumoye     Shettima Of Ilorin     College Of Education     Kwara Liberation Group     Ajakaye     Shehu Salau     Oko-Olowo     GRA     Kwara 2015     Suleiman Mora Omar     Zulkifli Ibraheem     Babatunde Ajeigbe     Olohungbebe     Junior Secondary School Certificate Examinations     IPSAS     Kulende-UITH     Durosinlohun Kawu     Dauda Adeniran Adeshola     Millennium Development Goals     VADA     Idris Garba     Mukhtar Shagaya     Road Transport Employers Association Of Nigeria     MATTA Girls Foundation     Simeon Sule Ajibola     National Association Of Nigerian Students     TESCOM     Toyin Falola     KWIRS     Abdullahi AbdulMajeed     AbdulRauf Keji     KWASSIP     Odo-Owa     Saka Abimbola Isau     Shuaibu Yaman Abdullahi     Vasolar Consortium     Ilorin Emirate     Odogun Olushola Gabriel     Local Government Pension Board     Kolo     National Pilot     Albert Ogunsola     Federal College Of Education (Special), Afon     Femtech     V.O. Abioye     Garba Dogo     Taofeek Sanusi     Rice Farmers Association Of Nigeria     Nigerian Correctional Service     Kwara State Geographic Information Service     EFCC     Moremi High School     Oniwa     Ayodele Olaosebikan     Oba Sulaiman Asude     Aliyu Sabi     Rebecca Olanrewaju     United Nigeria Congress Party     Hakeem Idris