Saraki, Ekweremadu Forgery Case: FG Issues Statement

The federal government has insisted that Senate president Bukola Saraki and Ike Ekweremadu, his deputy have a case to answer concerning alleged forgery of senate rules. The federal government also maintained that both Saraki and Ekweremadu will get fair hearings.

This was made in a statement issued by Abubakar Malami, the attorney-general of the federation and justice minister on Thursday.

In a statement he issued through his media aide, Mr Salihu Othman Isah, Malami said it was quite unfortunate that the Senate misinterpreted the action of the government to arraign the duo as a coup against the legislature with a view to cause a leadership change in the National Assembly.

The minister said his office was empowered under section 174 (1) of the 1999 constitution and vested with the power to undertake and initiate criminal proceedings in any court of law in Nigeria. He also accused the Senate of deliberately attempting to whip up sentiments of Nigerians.