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.

Kwara NIPR     Ganmo Electricity Sub-Station     Lanre Issa Onilu     Cornelius Adebayo     Saka Balikis Kehinde     Agbarere     Adewuyi Funmilayo     Muideen Olaniyi Alalade     Lanre Badmus     Ibrahim Abdullahi     Adesina Simon Sodiya     Mazars Consulting     Amos Sayo     Moremi High School     Saka Saadu     Kale Kawu     Shoprite     Local Government Pension Board     Maimunat Oloriegbe     Wakilin Mata Lafiagi     Lawan     Gbemisola Oguntimehin     Abdulfatai Baakini     Ado Bayero     Centre For Community Empowerment And Poverty Eradication     Bamidele Adegoke     Saidu Isa     Abioye Bello     Mahmud Ayinla Giwa     Ilorin Airport     Dankaka     Onikijipa     Emmanuel Bello     Musibau Akanji     Salami Adekunle     Yekini Adio     Raheem Adaramaja     Buhari     Asa LGEA School     Olosi Of Osi     Hamidu Olowo     Abdulmajeed Abdullahi     Senate     Yusuf Arowosaye     Aisha Ahman-Pategi     Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu     Laolu Saraki     Oladipo Akanmu Tolani     Kisira     Jalala     Iyabo Adisa Ibiyeye     David Adesina     Eghe Igbinehi     Olupako     Zara Umar     Abubakar Imam     ENetSuD     Mashood Abdulrafiu Agboola     Aishat Sulu-Gambari     Riskat Opakunle     Al-Hikmah University     Owu Fall     AbdulRahman Saad     Yahaya Muhammad     Jelili Yusuf     Niguel Gallando Marcias     Gabriel Fashanu     Sidikat Uthman Ajibola     Bello John Olanrewaju     Abdulmumini Jawondo     Isiaq Khadeejah     Freshvine Nigeria Limited     Moses Afolayan     Segun Ogunsola     Olokoba Abdullahi Ayinla     Elerin Of Erin-Ile     NYSC    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Government High School (GHS), Adeta     Aminu Ado Bayero     Aso-ofi     Ayo Opadokun     Olatunde Jare     Village Alive Development Association     Government High School Adeta     Kunle Okeowo     Yakubu Danladi     Nupe     Halimat Yusuf     Binta Sulyman     Volunteers Of Ilorin Community And The Emirate     International Public Sector Accounting Standards     JUSUN     Seni Saraki     Kwara Consultative Forum     Bilikisu Oniyangi     Aliyu Umar     Ibrahim Taiwo     Chief Imam Of Offa     Kwara University Of Education     Ado Bayero     Veterinary Teaching Hospital     Students Union Government     Abdulrazaq Adebayo     Olukotun Of Ikotun     Alabi Olayemi Abdulrazak     Musibau Akanji     Kwara State Government     Suleiman Ajadi     Ahmad Fatima Bisola     Ajibola Ademola Julius     Muyiwa Oladipo Kanu     Oloje     Bamikole Omishore     Isa Aremu     Elelu     Yaman     Adedeji Onimago     Ibrahim Oloriegbe     Kamoru Kadiri     John Dara     ASKOMP     Kayode Ishola     Awoye     Aliyu U. Tilde     Sa\'ad Alanamu     Okin Malt     Ethical College     Kwara Teaching Service Commission     Afetu Of Alabe     Muhammad Ghali Alaaya     Taofeek Sanusi     Abubakar Imam     Ifelodun     Moshood Kashimawo Abiola     Harafat E. Mukadam     Garment Factory     Lanre Jimoh     National Broadcasting Commission     VADA     MINILS     Ayoade Akinnibosun     Agboola Babatunde     Nagode     Azeez Salawu     NYSC     Ilorin Curfew     Lanre Badmus     Yahaya Abdulkareem Babaita     Saliu Shola Taofeek     Olokoba     Simeon Ajibola     Code Of Conduct Tribunal     Magaji Nda     07039448763