So What If Saraki Is Impeached, Read What Unilag Prof Said About Saraki’s Trial

Reactions have continue to trail the alleged political persecution of Nigerians embattled senate president, Bukola Saraki.

Prof Solomon Akinboye

Speaking on Saraki’s travails, the Dean, Postgraduate School, University of Lagos, Prof. Solomon Akinboye, said the senate president’s grafts is part of democracy stressing that “at the end of the day, our polity and our democracy will gradually become stronger.”

Recall that the CCT ordered the arrest of Saraki yesterday, September 21, for failing to appear at the tribunal court to stand trial for a 13-count charge of corruption levelled against him by the Code of Conduct Bureau following his asset declaration.

“I believe our democracy will be put on a sound footing. I don’t think so. Let the judicial process take its course. Government is a continuum. It’s not the first time Nigeria will experience such; remember Adolphus Wabara, he was removed as senate president. So Saraki is just one man. So even if Saraki is removed as senate president, he may retain his seat as a senator.”

Speaking further, he added; “We are just conjecturing so we should wait and see. If Saraki is removed, automatically, Ike Ekweramadu, who is from the opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, will become the senate president. But I don’t think that will be allowed. In an ideal situation, it is the majority party that holds sway. I don’t think that the senate president will come from the minority party. I have a feeling that the All Progressives Congress will not allow that to happen. I think that the APC has learnt its lesson. Even if Ekweremadu becomes the senate president, I don’t see him lasting for more than two days in the position.

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“But with the Saraki faction in the senate, it could throw open some interesting scenarios. But I think that the PDP and the Saraki camp will still be in the minority.”

In his interview with Punch, he equally spoke on some national issues including the appointment of ministers by the president, and his anti-corruption war.

He also took time to advise the president on key areas he should focus on if he must succeed. Read the full interview here.

 

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