Alleged Forgery: FG To Arraign Saraki, Ekweremadu Tomorrow

Senate President Bukola Saraki and his Deputy Ike Ekweremadu would on Tuesday appear before a Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged forgery of Senate standing order used for the elections of presiding officers of the Senate last year, June 9. According to a popular daily, Saraki and Ekweremadu would be arraigned with their co-accused before Justice Yusuf Halilu on two counts of forgery and criminal conspiracy tomorrow. The Federal Government stated that the offence of conspiracy is punishable under Section 97 (1) of the Penal Code Act; and offence of forgery with “fraudulent intent” punishable under Section 364 of the same law. Saraki will also appear before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) for his ongoing 16-count corruption charges, bordering on alleged false and anticipatory asset declaration. Both the FCT High Court and the CCT share a boundary in Jabi area of Abuja. It will be recalled that the CCT had on June 15 adjourned the trial of Saraki till June 21 following a fresh motion he filed, seeking the disqualification of the CCT Chairman, Danladi Umar, from further presiding over the case.