Saraki Expresses Shock Over Apex Court Ruling

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has expressed disappointment over the judgment of the Supreme Court on Friday, which dismissed his appeal to stop his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT.

Saraki, in a brief statement issued shortly after the ruling, however, pointed out that he “believes he will have his day in the court to prove his innocence of the charges preferred against him during the trial proper.”

In the statement issued and signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, the nation’s number three citizen said he “will like to put it on record that the facts of the substantial matter are not before the Supreme Court since the apex court was only invited to rule on some preliminary issues in the process of commencing the trial.”

The statement said Saraki “expresses disappointment over the Judgment of the apex court in the country on the six grounds of his appeal.”

However, the Senate President disclosed that he “will like to thank everyone who has expressed support for him from the beginning of the case. He assures everyone that at the end of the day truth will prevail and justice will be served.”