President Buhari Reacts To Saraki's Acquittal, Says The Judiciary Is Working

Date: 2018-07-08

Senate President Bukola Saraki and President Muhammadu Buhari (File Photo) President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday said Senate President Bukola Saraki's decision to rely on the judicial process in his trial for false assets declaration is worth emulating.

According to the President, the country's judicial system, no matter the challenges it faces, is truly working and no one should be allowed to undermine or break it.

"I have seen many instances where individuals and groups seek the destruction of the judicial institution in the foolish thinking of saving their skin, instead of going through the painstaking process of establishing their innocence," the President was quoted as saying in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu.

"In the case of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, I have seen him take the tortuous path of using the judicial process. He persevered, and in the end, the highest court of the land, the Supreme Court, says he is not guilty as charged."

The President was reacting to the Supreme Court ruling on Friday, which freed the Senate President of false assets declaration charges brought against him by the Federal Government.

Dr Bukola was tried by the Code of Conduct Tribunal which acquitted him of the charges against him, but the Federal Government rejected the ruling and headed to the Court of Appeal.

In its ruling, the Court of Appeal had asked the Senate President to be retried on three counts of false assets declaration. The ruling prompted him to take his case to the Supreme Court which upheld his appeal.

President Buhari believes the Senate President's journey from the lowest to the highest court of the land provides an important example that all Nigerians should emulate.

"This is what I have done in the three elections in which I was cheated out, before God made it possible for me to come here the fourth time I ran for the office."

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Illyasu Abdullahi     Hijab     Rueben Parejo     Sheikh Ridhwanullah El-ilory     Jumoke Gafar     Aminat Ahmed     Abubakar Ndakene     Mutawalle     International Vocational Centre     Olayinka Are     Monkey Pox     Mike Omotosho     Idowu Aremu     Abdulwaheed Musa     Afusat Nike Ibrahim     Olabode Towoju     Abdulmajeed Abdullahi     Oju Ekun Sarumi     Gobir Organization Foundation     Ilesha-Baruba     Lanre Aremu     Kwara State Fish Farmers Association     Ajibike Katibi     Valsolar     Dele Momodu     CCB     Ajuloopin     Abubakar Suleiman     Bayo Ojo     Manzuma     Shoprite     Kwabes     Durbar Festival     Abatemi-Usman     Abdulmajeed Wahab     Col. Taiwo     Ope Saraki     Olabimpe Olani     Mohammed Tunde-Jimoh     Aisha Abodunrin Ibrahim     Undergraduate Bursary     Mahmud Durosinlohun Atiku     Freshvine Nigeria Limited     Adekunle David Dunmade     Bamidele Adegoke Oladimeji     Noah Yusuf     Abdullahi Atanda     Oke-opin     George Innih     CLAY POT     Www.Kwarareports.com     Odo-Owa     Mazars Consulting     Valsolar-Kwara Company Limited     KFA     Share-Tsaragi     Kwara Politics     Kwara South     Tanke Road     Asa LGEA School     Ridwan Agboola     Awwal Jawondo     Dankaka     Lanre Issa-Onilu     Markaz Arabic And Islamic Training Institute, Agege     HYPPADEC     Matthew Okedare     Onilorin     M.Y. Abdulrahaman     Clement Yomi Adeboye     Ibrahim Taiwo Road     Olaosebikan     Radio SBS     Emmanuel Bello     NIRSAL     Matthew Babaoye     Bilikis Oladimeji    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Veterinary Teaching Hospital     Turaki Of Ilorin     IDPU     Kwara 2015     AbdulRazaq Jiddah     National Association Of Nigerian Students     Onilu     Rafiu Olasile     Ahmed Ayinla Jimoh     IYA YUSUF     Jide Ashonibare     Harrison Osauwagboe     Oloriegbe     Arinola Fatimoh Lawal     Jimoh Akani     Oba Abdulkadir La\'aro     Lithium     SSA Youth     Adamu B. Yaqubu     Abdulmajeed Wahab     Ethical College     20 Billion Bond     UTME     Village Alive Development Association     Henry Olaosebikan     Grillo     Ajidagba     Manzuma     Ogbondoroko     Kwara State Internal Revenue Service     Asa LGEA School     Solomon Edoja     John Obuh     Taibat Ayinke Ahmed     Idi-Ape     Michael Nzwekwe     Saheed Alakoso     Aro Yahaya     Valsolar     IPSAS     Amuda Aluko     Markaz Arabic And Islamic Training Institute, Agege     GRA     JSSCE     Yetunde Balogun     Sheriff Shagaya     Galadiman Ngeri     Razak Atunwa     Mahe Abdulkadir     Fatimat Saliu     Garba Idris Ajia     Salihu Alhaji Musa     Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi     Hameed Oladipupo Ali     Balogun Fulani     Christopher Tunji Ayeni     Elesie Of Esie     Olaosebikan     TVC Female National Debate     Elerinjare-Ibobo     Orisa Bridge     Gbadeyan Gbadura Yomi     Kehinde Boyede     Ilorin General Hospital     COVID     Moshood Kashimawo Abiola     Alapado     Tanke     Magaji Erubu     Yoonus Lawal     Charcoal     John Olobayo     Sobi     Kayode Laro     Ibikunle Ogunleye     Apaola     Mamatu Abdullahi