Group of APC Senators call for Saraki's resignation as he faces CCT trial

A group of APC Senators under the aegis Unity
Forum, have called on Senate President, Bukola
Saraki, to resign from office as he faces trial at
the Code of Conduct Tribunal. Unity Forum is
made of APC Senators like Sen. Ahmed Lawan,
APC's choice for Senate President & Suleiman
Hunkunyi.
Saraki is facing a 1-count charge of asset
falsification filed against him by the Federal
government. The Supreme Court last Friday,
struck out an appeal filed by Saraki, challenging
the constitution of the tribunal and also asking
the apex court to quash all the charges.
In a telephone interview with Premium Times,
Senator Kabiru Marafa, the most vocal of the
Unity Forum, said that although Saraki had the
right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty,
he should resign now “before he is disgraced out”.
"The Senate should have understanding
with Senator Saraki. What’s happening at
the Code of Conduct Tribunal has nothing
to do with the Unity Forum; it’s between
him and the State. And country’s law says
he’s presumed innocent until proven to
otherwise. By reason of omission or
commission, Saraki has pushed himself to a
position of disadvantage. By moving from
one court to the other up to the Supreme
and got himself knocked out, what it
portrays is that the Senate under Senator
Saraki is fast losing credibility. The most
honourable thing for Saraki is to resign and
face his prosecution. If he wins, the seat is
always there and he can be re-elected
again if those that supported him truly
believe he is the best person for the
position. And if not, he will remain a
senator like he was in the 7th Assembly. Is
it a must that he become Senate
President?”he said Reacting to Marafa's
position, Senator Dino Melaye who is one
of Saraki's loyalist in the Senate, said
Marafa appears to be living on cheap drugs
and that he is a clown "Marafa is a clown
and perhaps lives on cheap drugs. The case
at the CCT is not about Saraki; rather, it’s
about the Senate. And we will not fold our
arms to mess up with the Senate. The
Senate is stable and Saraki has the support
of most of the Senators.”he said