Code of Conduct Bureau charges Senate President with corruption

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September 16, 2015 12:29 PM

Saraki is accused of making a false declaration of assets and operating foreign accounts among other offences.

The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) has reportedly charged Senate President, Bukola Saraki with 13 counts of corruption.

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Saraki is accused of making a false declaration of assets and operating foreign accounts among other offences, Premium Times reports.

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The charges are said to be contained in a document dated September 11 and filed before the CCB.

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Saraki is also reportedly accused of failing to declare some assets he acquired while in office as governor and acquiring assets beyond his legitimate earnings.

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According to the charge sheet, the offences are in violation of the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, as amended.

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Saraki has not made any comment on the alleged charges.

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Meanwhile, Saraki is also in court over an alleged forgery of the Senate Standing Orders 2015 which led to his emergence as President.

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