Having served as a two-term governor of Kwara state, chairman of
Nigeria Governors Forum, second-term senator and currently Nigeria’s
number three citizen, these are indeed dire times for the scion of the
Saraki dynasty.
When the chairman of the Code Of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi
Umar, issued an arrest warrant for Saraki for false declaration of
assets, it was the first time in Nigerian history that a sitting senate
president will be so humiliated.
The 53-year old was accused of failing to declare some assets he
acquired while in office as governor of Kwara state, acquiring assets
beyond his legitimate earnings, and also accused of operating foreign
accounts even as a state executive.
The Senate president has since denied the allegations. He went ahead
to say that he declared his assets in 2007, 2011, and recently in 2015,
and the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) never wrote to complain of any
inconsistencies.
Below are the lists of five possible punishments Saraki
will face if he is found guilty.
1. Removal from office.
2. Vacation of official seat in the legislature, as the case may be.
3. Imposition of fine.
4. Disqualification from membership of the legislature and from
holding of any public office for a period not exceeding 10 years.
5. Seizure and forfeiture of the state of any property (ies) acquired in abuse or corruption of office.
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