The un-memorable 8th Nigeria Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki has boldly says he will not resign from his position, despite all the growing calls and increasing cry for him to step down.
Contrary to the resumption of his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, the calls for him to step down as resurface back, but the Senate President says he won’t budge.
The 8th senate president, Dr Bukola Saraki was speaking few hours ago, at the masterclass session ” Social Media as a Game Changer for Elections ” by Statecraft Inc at the Social Media Week Lagos, Saraki said his assets declaration trial is more of ‘persecution’ than an actual fight against corruption.
Online publisher Sahara Reporters‘s correspondent Declan Galvin asked him why he had thus far, failed to walk away from the position of Senate President : “It is not a fight against corruption, it is more about being persecuted.”
He further stated that:
“We are public servants and you must fill your asset declaration form when you get in office and I did mine 13 years ago.”
“The charges have nothing to do with corruption or money being stolen anywhere and that is why at the end of the day, I will have my day in court. Because it is not about corruption.”
“I don’t understand how the same organisation that cleared my asset declaration to be proper in 2004, 2009 and 2011 can suddenly wake up and say that my record is faulted.”
The Senate President however, declined to say who is persecuting him with the assets declaration trial.