Saraki’s ex-COS follows him to CCT, real reason he adjourned plenary

There appears to be no love lost between the President of the Senate Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, and his former Chief of Staff, Senator Isa Galaudu, who resigned last month.
The resignation of Galaudu as Chief of Staff to Saraki came as a shocker to many Nigerians who believed that the duo had probably fallen out.
In a turn of events, the former Chief of Staff was seen on Thursday accompanying the embattled President of the Senate to the Code of Conduct Tribunal for the continuation of his asset declaration trial.
The President of the Senate and Galaudu expressed warm pleasantries before proceeding to the tribunal.
This nails the possibility of a possible fall out between the President of the Senate and the former senator as had been speculated.
Galaudu last month submitted his letter of resignation and did not give any specific reason why he was resigning.
Saraki accepted his resignation days later.
The reason for Galaudu’s resignation was shrouded in secrecy as he did not specify neither did he comment on his resignation.
His resignation had come days after Saraki issued a memo notifying his 112 aides of plans to relieve them of their appointments.
Many tied Galaudu’s resignation to the memo, but a source in the office of the former Chief of staff said Galaudu had notified Saraki of his resignation four months before he officially put in the letter.
The ex-Chief of Staff was appointed on June 23, 2015.
Meanwhile, the President of the Senate has appointed Dr. Hakeem Baba Ahmed as his new Chief of staff.
Saraki is however still standing trial at the tribunal for alleged false declaration of assets.
Meanwhile the adjournment of the Senate plenary to February 28 by Saraki has been firmly linked to the need for his to attend to his trial at the CCT.
Saraki had on Wednesday said plenary was postponed to allow the Senate committees conclude work on the 2017 Budget.
The trial equally took another twist last week as the prosecution counsel decided to adjust the Senate President’s charges from 16 count charge to 18 count charge. ‎
The trial, which began in September 2015, had the charges earlier amended in 2016, with an addition of three charges.