Senator Kabir Garba Marafa of the Zamfara Central senatorial zone has urged Nigerians to resist attempts by some senators to change the constitution in order to save Senate President Bukola Saraki from his trial for corruption at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT).
In an interview with Sahara reporter, Mr. Marafa reminded Nigerians that the current moves to gut the laws establishing the CCT highlighted his earlier warning the forgery of the Senate’s standing rules.
“You can also recall my call on the leadership of the Senate to respect the ranking rules,” said Senator Marafa, adding, “The chickens are now coming home to roost.”
He said what happened in the Senate last week when pro-Saraki senators tried to carry out an underhanded attempt to amend the laws establishing the CCT, was propelled by blind, Unclad ambition and the personal interests of a few.
He explained that most senators either walked out or refused to waste time opposing the bills was hinged on two factors—that Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu was presiding and that many senators did not want to waste their time arguing non-issues.
He said, “All the three proposed bills fall under constitutional amendment and not an act of the National Assembly.”
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