Video: Saraki's Interview with BBC

Date: 2016-11-23

Nigeria’s Senate president, Bukola Saraki, has told the BBC Hausa service that he acquired 95% of his wealth before he entered politics.

He is currently under investigation by the Nigerian authorities on allegations of falsely declaring assets when he was governor of Kwara state.

Mr Saraki acknowledged that there was corruption in the country, but said his wealth was a result of coming from a blessed family and hard work.

He said he was confident that he would be cleared of the charges against him and he would continue to serve in public office.  

The senator also said he had not evaded tax - an accusation highlighted in the Panama Papers.

His wife also appeared in those documents accused of registering a company offshore to buy a London property. 

Based on legal advice the company was set up because they were acquiring an asset and it was advised at that time and that’s how it was set up to the best of our knowledge. It was not a company that was set up by ourselves; it was set up by a legal firm and under a legal firm as far as to the best of our knowledge no law was being broken."

Bukola Saraki

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Islamiya Abdulraheem     MalHub     Abdulwaheed Musa     Elerin Of Erin-Ile     Grillo     Abdulrasaq Alaro     Olatunji Ibrahim     Mohammed Jimoh Faworaja     N-Power     Trader Moni     Kwara State Football Association     Omar Bolaji Gambari     Simeon Ajibola     Aminat Ahmed     Mohammed Danjuma     Saliu Shola Taofeek     Damilola Yusuf Adelodun     Ibrahim Oniye     Amule     Majlis For Sadaqah, Zakat And Waqf     John Olobayo     Asa     Pakata     Diagnostic Centre     Taofik Abiodun Ahmed     Saliu Ajibola Ajia     John Olajide Adedipe     IHS     Elewu     Amina El-Imam     Afolasade Opeyemi Kemi     Neo Mundo Ltd     Iyabo Adewuyi     Borgu     AbdulGafar Tosho     Mohammed Abduraheem     Kolawole Akande     Aliyu Muyideen     Kwara United     Olawuyi     National Party Of Nigeria     Ahmad Olanrewaju Belgore     Segun Adeniyi     Sunday Otokiti     Clara Nwachukwu     Olomu     Habeeb Abdullahi Al-Ilory     Jebba     Sadiq Buhari     Mansurat Amuda-Kannike     Ahman Patigi     Ibrahim Akaje     NYSC     Dan-Kazeem     Roheemat Hammed     Ibrahim Abiodun     Coalition Of Kwara North Groups     Alaro     Mamman Saba Jibril     Fawenu     Yusuf Aiyedun     Musa Ayinla Yeketi     Suleiman Alege Kuranga     Agor     Seun Bolaji     Umar Sanda Yusuf     Saliu Alamoyo     Baboko Primary School     Awoye     Kayode Oyin-Zubair     Micheal Imodu-Ganmo Road     3MTT     Ronke Adeyemi     AGM Professional Services     Ayeyemi Sulaiman     Amusa Bello     Saadu Gbogbo Iwe    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Javed Khan     Baba-Isale     Turaki     Adebayo Mohammed Kamaldeen     Towobola Abdulrahman Toyin     Yahaya Oloriegbe     IESA     Ilorin Emirate     Otoge     Muhammed Mahe Abdulkadir     Hakeem Idris     Ibrahim Abiodun     Tanke Road     Abdulrahman Abdulrazak     Aisha Abodunrin Ibrahim     Kulende     Muhammad Fawaz Abubakar     Rihanat Ajia     Kayode Oyin Zubair     Yetunde Balogun     Charcoal     International Aviation College     Demola Banu     CACOVID     Garuba Alikinla Shittu     Odogun Olushola Gabriel     Kanu Agabi     Pakata Patriots     Logun     Saliu Shola Taofeek     Ayobola Ipinlaiye     Kwasu     Akorede     Orisa Bridge     Yeketi     Yusuf Amuda Aluko     Toyin Falola     Sardauna Of Ilorin     Ayotunde Emmanuel Alao     Rafiu Ajakaye     George Funsho Adebayo     Onilorin     Hassan Taiye Salam     Jamila Bio Ibrahim     Abubakar Aliagan     Shehu Alimi Foundation     Ahmad Olanrewaju Belgore     Taofik Abdulkareem     Bello Abubakar     Issa Manzuma     Razaq Ayobami Akanbi     Ibrahim Agboola Gambari     Issa Oloruntogun     National Democratic Congress     Muhammed Akanbi     Emir Of Shonga     Share     Aremu Odolaye     April 11     Ajibola Ademola Julius     Mohammed Abduraheem     Sarakite     Yusuf Babatunde Abdulwahab     Sidikat Alaya     Tope Daramola     Mutawali     Nurudeen Muhammed     Frootify     Egbejila     Farouk Salim     Raliat Elelu-Habeeb     Segun Olawoyin     Mohammed Yisa     Ibrahim Sulu Gambari     Teachers Specific Allowance     Isiaka Abdulrazak     Sam Okaula