National leader of APC, Bola Tinubu says the current trial of the Senate
President, Bukola Saraki at the Code of Conduct is nothing new to him
as he was tried at the same tribunal two weeks after
leaving office as
governor of Lagos state. Speaking to newsmen after his Eid prayers at
the Dodan Barracks praying ground yesterday September 24th, Tinubu said
“After they discovered that my asset declaration had some questions,
they charged me to the tribunal. I went and challenged them to show
proofs. I was later discharged and acquitted because there was no
evidence to prove their claim. It is only then I accused the government
of being selective. We have to live by example and by our words.
We can’t be talking about it alone. We have to work
it without any iota of blackmail. I have been through it. The second
week I left office, I was invited by the EFCC. I went there and answer
their questions. Later, I took them to court and I won. The government
officials are almost no longer believable in this country. When one has a
public responsibility, they look at it as if the source of wealth to
steal and mismanage public funds and do things that are not included in
the democratic norms and values. We cannot overlook a lot of things. We
cannot personalise a lot of things as if it is vendetta. We have to
endure, be patient, look for justice, equity and balance society.” he
said
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