Bukola Saraki

“Saraki knows he must step down as Senate President”

OLEH -SENATOR Ovie Omo-Agege, weekend, insisted that the All Progressives Congress, APC still commanded majority seats in the Senate, saying Dr. Bukola Saraki knows he must step down as Senate President since he could not continue to lead the Senate when he belonged to a minority party. He also said those that defected from the […]

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Bukola Saraki gestures during an interview with Reuters at his office in Ilorin November 16, 2010. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye

Here’s why Senate President Bukola Saraki quits APC

The Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki has given reasons why he has dumped the All Progressive Congress, APC, party for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Saraki had made his defection known through his twitter handle. Saraki gave his reasons for dumping the APC to include continued persecutions he has been put through in the APC. […]

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Nigerian Senate leader cleared of corruption charges

Nigeria’s Senate president, Saraki quits ruling party in fresh blow to Buhari

* Senate president most senior figure to leave APC * Presidential election to be held in Feb. 2019 * Opposition party says Saraki has rejoined them * Ruling party split in early July (Adds details, quotes) By Alexis Akwagyiram LAGOS, July 31 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s Senate president on Tuesday became the latest senior politician to […]

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False assets declaration suit against Saraki may be amended

There were indications at the weekend that the charges of false assets declaration, preferred against Senate President Bukola Saraki, by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), Samuel Madujomo, may be amended again. According to Vanguardngr, it learnt this in apparent reaction to what was the performance of the CCB witness at the hearing said to have […]

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