FEDERAL GOVERNMENRT RE-ARRAIGNS BUKOLA SARAKI

The federal government of Nigeria on thursday re-arraigned  senate president Olubukola Saraki on three amended charges of alleged false as...

The federal government of Nigeria on thursday re-arraigned  senate president Olubukola Saraki on three amended charges of alleged false asset declaration before the code of conduct Tribunal. Saraki pleaded not guilty to the charges.

In the new charges, the federal government accused the senate president of abusing his office while he was serving as the governor of Kwara State  between october 2006 to may 2007 by obtainning aloan from GTB  to acquire property at 17a and 17 b Mcdonald street Ikoyi Lagos and Saraki failed to declare  the property which was acquired  at N497 .2 MILLION.

The senate president was also accused of  failure to disclose leasehold interest in property located at number 42  Remi Fani Kayode street  Ikeja lagos allegedlly acquired through his company Skyview property company..

Furthermore he was also accused of receiving monthly salary between june 2011 and october 2013 when he was a senator.

                   SOURCE. NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA