David
Babachir Lawal, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, has asked
the Senate President, Bukola Saraki and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu to resign as
that is the right thing for them to do. Lawal while urging the Senate leaders
to tender their resignation letters, cited an example of a former Speaker of
the House of Representatives, Salisu Buhari, who was accused of certificate
forgery and honourably resigned.
In
a statement personally signed by him,
Lawal said the positions of the Senate leaders were contradictory. He
also described their statements as unfortunate, stating that the Federal
Government was not deciding the trial of the duo.
The
Senate, in a swift reaction however last night had said the two principal
officers will not resign, insisting that it was being assaulted by the
executive arm of government in the ongoing trial of its leaders.
But
Lawal said, the Senate was not on trial for forgery, but that only the actors
in the alleged act, the Senate President, his deputy and two others being
prosecuted.
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