I Will Appear in Court on Tuesday to Avoid Police Embarrassment – Saraki

Senate President Bukola Saraki has said 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 after his suit seeking to restrain the CCT from enforcing his arrest order was struck out by an Abuja Appeal Court on Monday.

I will be at the Tribunal Tomorrow, Tuesday @Bukolasaraki The Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki… http://t.co/DHhyxVRlhl— Bukola Saraki (@bukolasaraki) September 21, 2015

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.”