Alleged false declaration of assets: Code of Conduct Tribunal docks Saraki tomorrow

Speaking on the matter, Sagay  said: ‘’Well, we all know the rule and we are to abide by it. When we fail, we know the consequences. If it is true that he did not truly declare his assets as governor of Kwara State between 2003 to 2011, that is an offence. Whatever is done as a result of that is normally to be expected in a democracy that is to be run transparently by people of integrity. So there is nothing wrong about the charge leveled against him by the Code of Conduct Bureau.’’“It should be noted that throughout his career as a public official democratically elected to high public service, Dr Saraki has always held himself, to global standards of transparency and accountability, to a far higher standard of diligence, disclosure, and compliance, than required or even requested by Nigeria’s Code Of Conduct protocols. Thus, Dr Saraki has always, lawfully and accountably, declared his assets, both directly owned, and in which he may derive any historical and on-going degree of beneficial interest.