False assets declaration: Read drastic step Saraki plans to take over his CCT trial (photos)

– Bukola Saraki addresses calling for his resignation as Senate president.

– Saraki speaks about the influence of social media

– He appears at the ongoing Social Media Week in company of 3 other senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

The Senate President Bukola Saraki has arrived at the venue of the on-going Social Media Week conference to deliver a keynote address at the StateCraft Masterclass.

Saraki arrived in company of 3 other senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

The senators are Senator Dino Melaye, Senator Sabi Abdulahi and Senator Foster Ogola.

The week-long conference staged at Landmark Event Centre, Lekki, Lagos state, features events like keynotes and panels, multiple rooms for workshops, master classes and presentations.

Addressing participants at the media summit, Saraki urged Nigerians to be social media savvy.

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According to him, the important thing about Social Media now is that it has made lawmakers more accountable.

Saraki said: “I’m here to thank social media; without online citizens to ensure transparency in elections, I won’t be here. Social media became the “Chairman” of INEC because they provided real time results.

“Though we had numbers, it’s really thanks to social media that votes counted because you shared as it happened

“Let us cease the opportunity to work together, so that the next Senate president will come here. The important thing about social media is that we (lawmakers) are more accountable now whether we like it or not. Without social media, the demand for accountability will not be possible.

“Without the involvement of Social media, there is no way we’d have moved from a non-performing government because now everything is out in the open unlike years ago. We are here to work with social media.”

Saraki also vowed not to resign from his position, in spite of the growing calls and increasing pressure for him to step down.

Naij.com recalls that Saraki’s trial at Code of Code of Conduct Tribunal has been revisited, hence, the calls for his resignation has surfaced yet again, however the Senate President says he won’t resign.

According to him, his assets declaration trial is more of ‘persecution’ than an actual fight against corruption.

When asked by newsmen why he had thus far, failed to walk away from the position of Senate President, he said: “It is not a fight against corruption, it is more about being persecuted.”

“We are public servants and you must fill your asset declaration form when you get in office and I did mine 13 years ago.”

“The charges have nothing to do with corruption or money being stolen anywhere and that is why at the end of the day, I will have my day in court. Because it is not about corruption.”

“I don’t understand how the same organisation that cleared my asset declaration to be proper in 2004, 2009 and 2011 can suddenly wake up and say that my record is faulted.”

Saraki recently lost his appeal in a Supreme Court and will on March 10, appear before the CCT in Abuja to face corruption charges the federal government preferred against him.

He had after the apex court discharged the appeal he filed with a view to stopping his prosecution. According to him, he would have his day in the court to prove his innocence of the charge pending against him.

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