A coalition of civil organisations on Friday demanded the immediate resignation of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, following reports that he was allegedly involved in the recent robbery of some commercial banks in Offa, Kwara State.
The organisation also premised its demand on Saraki’s non-declaration of his assets and killings of over 33 persons in Kwara State by political thugs.
“We hereby affirm that Dr. Saraki forthwith resigns as president of the Senate or risk impeachment. Failure on the above before June 12 2018, we shall mobilise Nigerians across the country to occupy the National Assembly until Saraki is impeached for gross abuse of office and financial impropriety as well as criminal charges pending against him,” the group stated.
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The Coalition of Civil Society for Good Governance and Democracy (CCSGGD) also recalled that Saraki’s corruption trial with the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, over his alleged non-assets declaration was still ongoing.
The CCSGGD insisted that the path to honour for the Senate President was to step aside to clear his name.
The Convener of the group, Alhaji Adamu Kabiru, who led other groups comprising labour unions, trade unions and Joint Action Committee (JAC), at a press conference in Jos, challenged members of the 8th Senate to do the needful by immediately impeaching Saraki as Senate President should he fail to resign.
According to him, such development would bring sanity and restore the lost glory to the upper chamber of the National Assembly in particular and Nigeria in general.
The group which regretted that Nigeria had become a laughing stock in the international community because of the many corruption cases allegedly involving Saraki, accused him of seeking revenge against President Muhammadu Buhari and some appointees in the crime and anti-corruption agencies.
Kabiru accused Saraki of leading the National Assembly to threaten President Buhari with impeachment following his latest problem with the Nigeria Police.
The group also accused him of being “desperate to get down with our country”, saying “it is imperative to take back our country using the only legitimate means of impeachment of Saraki as the Senate President.”
