Senate President Bukola Saraki says despite his trial at the Code of
Conduct Tribunal and the allegations from the recently released Panama report,
he will not be tendering his resignation. Saraki spoke through his media aide,
Yusuph Olaniyonu, in a text message sent to Premiumtimes.
The text message reads
The text message reads
"There’s a case in the Tribunal and a resultant appeal at the
Court of Appeal.
The underlining philosophy of our legal system is that an
accused person
is presumed innocent until found guilty. Those who are contemplating
calls for resignation want to circumvent the judicial system. They are
obviously being
sponsored by some politicians. The Senate President is
not contemplating any resignation. He will surely have his
day in court.”