Senate President, Saraki Reacts As EFCC Seizes Houses In Lagos
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has lambasted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the seizure of some of his residential houses in Ikoyi, Lagos.
The seizure which followed the announcement of a fresh probe against him by the anti-graft commission had some of his houses, 15a, 15b and 17 on MacDonald road marked.
EFCC had explained that it was investigating Saraki’s earnings as governor of Kwara State between 2003 and 2011.
The senate president in a statement issued on Sunday by his special adviser on media and publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, said:
“Our attention has been drawn to the fact that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has marked certain property belonging to Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, obviously under the claim that they are subject of investigation.
“The action of the EFCC only reinforced our earlier stated position that their current investigation is mischievous, contrary to the tenets of the rule of law and only aimed at settling scores.
“This position is founded on the fact that these same buildings were the subject of earlier investigations by the EFCC as well as the case initiated by the Federal Government at the Code of Conduct Tribunal.
“Also, the case went all the way to the highest court in our country, the Supreme Court of Nigeria. In that case, Saraki was discharged and acquitted because the courts believe the government has no case.”