Senate
President Bukola Saraki says he will appear before the Code of Conduct
Tribunal on Tuesday to answer to the 13 charges brought against him by
the Code of Conduct Bureau.
Saraki said this in a statement posted on his Facebook page and official Twitter handle on Monday.
The
statement read in part, “While the Senate President stated and
maintained that he is ready to submit himself to due process of the law
on any issue concerning him, he also believes that he has an inalienable
right to resort to the same judiciary for protection when he feels his
fundamental rights are about to be infringed upon.
“The
Senate President is a law abiding citizen and his absence from the
tribunal was based on legal advice he received from his counsel that it
is not necessary for him to appear before the tribunal at this stage
since the jurisdiction of the tribunal and the process of initiating the
matter are being challenged before the federal High Court Abuja.
“Following
the adjournment for the determination of the motion on notice and the
substantive suit before the Federal High Court to 30th of September and
the appeal pending before the Court of Appeal adjourned to the 29th of
September 2015, the Senate President has decided, as a law abiding
citizen, to appear before the Tribunal in the interim.”
Saraki
added that he decided to take the step to demonstrate his respect for
the rule of law in spite of his personal reservation on the process of
the trial.
He added that he was, however, confident in the ability of the judiciary to ensure that the course of justice is not altered.
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