A coalition of leaders of thought across the North-Central states gathered yesterday in Ilorin, Kwara State and demanded the immediate dismissal of the ongoing trial of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT).
Addressing a crowded press conference in Ilorin, the leaders, under the auspices of Coalition of Leaders of Thought, North Central Zone, said they could not accept the CCT’s judgement of March 24, 2016 against Saraki given the condemnation that has greeted the decision from eminent jurists across the country.
The event also witnessed a protest by some youths outside the venue of the briefing with placards bearing various inscriptions that denounce the CCT.
The group described Saraki as the pillar of the APC in the zone and wondered why a man who helped deliver his zone for the party at the general elections would be crucified after such an election.
Also yesterday, a coalition of civil society organisations in the state described Saraki’s current travails as a setback for Nigeria’s democratic emancipation. Secretary General of the Coalition of Civil Society Organisations, Basambo Abubakar, said the senate president represented the face of the Nigerian youth and students, adding that Saraki is the face of tomorrow for Nigerian students and youths.
Those who addressed the media on Saraki’s travails included Senator Ahmed Mohammed (Kwara), Senator Muhammud Awwal (Niger), Mr. Dayo Thomas (Kogi), Mr. Samuel Alaibi (Benue), Alhaji Zubair Abubabakar, Alhajj Oba Bolanta and Alhaji Yusuf Ayedun.
