It’s a political witch-hunt – Former senator reveals those behind Saraki’s trial

– Chief Ighoyota Amori, a member of the the PDP has accused some cabals in the ruling APC of witch-hunting Bukola Saraki, the Senate president

– He said Saraki’s crime was becoming Senate president against the expectation and plan of a cabal in the APC

– He noted that any attempt to unseat the Senate president will have consequences on the political landscape of the nation

Chief Ighoyota Amori, the special adviser, reconciliation and conflict management to the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said the ongoing trial of Bukola Saraki, the Senate president at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) is a political witch-hunt by some cabals in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

Amori, a former senator representing Delta central at the National Assembly said Saraki was being prosecuted because he became Senate president against the wishes of his party, Vanguard reports.

He said: “There are forces within the APC that are behind the plot to unseat Saraki as Senate president at all cost.

“The persecution of Saraki is based on his emergence as Senate president against the expectation and plan of a cabal in the APC. But majority of senators are committed and united to jettison the old order where the executive dictates to the leadership of the Senate.”

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Amori wondered why the APC that is clamouring for change in the polity would want to have a rubber stamp leadership in the National Assembly.

According to him, Saraki has continued to enjoy immense support across party lines despite his present travail because he has charted a new direction for the Senate and the National Assembly.

“Any attempt to remove Saraki as Senate president will spell doom in the Senate with its attendant consequences on the political landscape of the nation. The APC should allow the current stability in the Senate to continue to reign while it takes measures to rescue Nigerians from the present harsh economic situation,” he said.

Amori urged the ruling party to focus on delivering its electioneering promises to Nigerians and stop further political persecution of the Senate president.

He also asked the party to desist from further actions that were capable of creating an unhealthy relationship between the executive and legislative arms of government at the centre.

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The former senator reminded the APC that, he who must go to equity, must come with clean hands.

Saraki is facing a 13 count charge of corruption filed against by the Code of Conduct Bureau. He is said to have given a false declaration of asset while he was governor of Kwara state. Saraki’s trial has been ongoing since September 22.

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