Northern politicians calls on Buhari to intervene in Saraki’s trial

Political leaders from the north-central have accused the chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Justice Danlami Umar, of abusing the legal system in the country – The group said Justice Umar’s pronouncement established clearly that double standard is reigning supreme in the trial of Saraki – It describes Saraki as one the pillars of the APC in the North central Some political leaders in the north-central zone have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to halt the alleged injustice being meted out to Senate president, Bukola Saraki, at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). The group, according to Vanguard, alleged that Saraki’s trial was an abuse of the legal system in the country by the chairman of the CCT, Justice Danlami Umar. It rejected the CCT’s judgment of March 24, 2016 which stated that there is no rule that said that an individual cannot be charged years after committing an offence, among others. The spokesman of the group, Senator Ahmed Mohammed called President Buhari to intervene in the issue on the ground that Saraki was one the pillars of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the north-central. He said: We have refrained from speaking about the trial of the President of the Senate Dr Bukola Saraki before the Code of Conduct Tribunal because of our belief that it was an issue that would stand the test of truth, equity and justice. “But it has become significant to raise our voice at this juncture not only for posterity, but because of the pronouncement of Justice Danladi Umar which established clearly that double standard is reigning supreme.” Meanwhile, the continued trial of the Senate president, Bukola Saraki, at the code of conduct tribunal (CCT) has reportedly torn the All Progressives Congress (APC) apart, Premium Times reports. The party’s deputy national publicity secretary, Timi Frank, in a statement issued on March 25, described the trial of Saraki as “worrisome.” He said there were blemishes in the processes leading to his arraignment, noting that it was dangerous for the leadership of the party to sit down and watch the Senate president “swim or sink in his trial.”