“I have been vindicated” – Senator Bukola Saraki
Senate President Bukola Saraki has expressed his relief at beating the Code of Conduct Tribunal asset declaration charges.
Saraki said the judgment by the Supreme Court on Friday was a testament that the judiciary was dependable in giving fair judgement.
“At the end of a tortuous journey of 1018 Days, counting from September 22, 2015, when the case began at the Tribunal, I am happy that I have been vindicated,” Saraki said Friday night.
“The Supreme Court has affirmed that there is no evidence of false declaration of assets. The court also observed that certain agents took over the responsibility of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) in this trial, and one can infer that this was done towards a pre-determined end.
“This outcome has gladdened my heart and further strengthened my belief in this country and as well as my faith in the Almighty Allah, who is the righter of all wrongs. God has vindicated me today before the judgement of man, and I am most thankful and humbled at His grace and infinite mercies.
“Through it all, I refused to be shaken, knowing, as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, that the arch of the moral universe may be long, but it bends towards justice. I knew the day would come when justice would prevail and I would be exonerated,” the Senate President added.
