Political war looms between the Senate and the presidency

There is a strong indication that the relationship between the Senate and the presidency will soon go sour after the supreme court on Friday, February 5th asked the senate president to face trial over the false declaration of assets. Most of the senators loyal to the senate president Bukola Saraki see the persecution been faced by their boos being masterminded by some of the APC big wing and they are not ready to go down without a fight.


The Senate may soon launch a full-scale war against the Presidency and certain people in the All Progressives Congress (APC), who they persistently accused of masterminding Saraki’s travails.

Meanwhile, human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana(SAN), has asked Saraki to resign in order to preserve National Assembly’s integrity. Saraki is the Chairman of the federal legislature. He said the unanimous decision of the Supreme Court would add value to the battle against corruption.

Citing an instance involving a former Senate President, the late Senators Chuba Okadigbo, Falana asked Saraki to resign having undertaken to prove his innocence before the CCT.

He said, “having undertaken to prove his innocence at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Saraki should resign as Senate President so as to preserve the integrity of the National Assembly.

“When Senators Chuba Okadigbo and Adolphus Wabara were indicted, they were made to step down as Senate presidents.”

This comes amid indications that Senators opposed to Saraki under the aegis of the Senate Unity Forum, had regrouped to force Saraki out of the seat.

The Supreme Court had on Friday dismissed the appeal.

A seven-man panel of the apex court justices presided over by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, unanimously ruled that Saraki’s appeal against the jurisdiction of the trial and competence of the charges lacked merit.

Saraki, who said the Supreme Court judgment was disappointing, however, said he would have his day in court and that “at the end of the day, the truth will prevail, and justice will be served.”