Browsing: Senator Bukola Saraki

The Court ordered the stoppage of the trial on Thursday

The undertaking was given on Thursday by the counsel to the Federal Government, Rotimi Jacob (SAN) at the hearing of the case instituted by Saraki at the Supreme Court against his trial by the CCT

The NBA General Secretary, Afam Osigwe, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Abuja that the association would undertake the investigation to ascertain facts of what transpired at the tribunal before taking a position

The retreat, holding at the Banquet Hall of the State House, is organised by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation

This followed the refusal of Saraki’s lawyers to continue with the case

The sponsor of the motion, Senator Babajide Omoworare, prayed that every naira spent by the past government on SURE-P and other poverty alleviation programmes should be accounted for

Saraki had gone to the Court of Appeal to stop his trial by the CCT for failing to fully declare his assets as the Governor of Kwara State

Yabuku said this shortly before his confirmation as chairman of the commission at the National Assembly on Thursday

The PDP senators were unhappy that one of the nominees it opposed and former Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, was about to be confirmed

The thorny nominee and former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, was said to be the reason for the closed-door session

Na’Allah disclosed this on Thursday at the Senate plenary session

It was learnt that Saraki had failed in his bid to persuade Ndume to step down in the bid to revert to the zoning of principal officers of the Senate as proposed by the leadership of the APC

Saraki is being tried by the CCT for failure to declare some of his assets while he held sway as the governor of Kwara State between 2003 and 2011

The list was submitted to Saraki by the Chief of Staff to the President, Alhaji Abba Kyari; the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang; and the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (House), Alhaji Abdulrahman Kawu Sumaila, at 4.25pm

Saraki made the confirmation on his Twitter handle on Wednesday evening

The letter of his nomination was read at plenary on Wednesday by the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki

In a statement issued in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, Dr. Muyideen Femi Akorede, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communications to Governor Ahmed, said at no time did Saraki accuse the state governor of leaving him vulnerable to attack by the miscreants at the Eid Prayer Ground, Ilorin

Saraki also called on Saudi authorities to review the safety rules governing activities around places where the hajj rites usually take place

The Code of Conduct Tribunal is trying Saraki for failing to declare some of the assets he acquired while he was Governor of Kwara State between 2003 and 2011

Though the plea of Saraki was yet to be taken as at press time on Tuesday, he had arrived the Tribunal and sitting had commenced