Nigerians in Diaspora - ‘We’ll Write Saraki’s Resignation Letter If…’

The Nigerians in Diaspora Monitoring Group (NDMG) has offered to help embattled Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, who is currently standing trial before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, over corruption-related charges, to write his resignation letter, if he does not know how to go about writing it.

The offer came as it was revealed that over 1000 Nigerians living in London have signed up with NDMG to participate in a walk from No 1 to No 9 Northumberland Avenue London, which houses the Nigerian High Commission in the United Kingdom. The NDMG revealed they would hold a one hour sit out at the embassy to demand amongst other things the removal of all public officials indicted for corruption using the Senate President’s case as the anchor. An electronic copy of the speech to be delivered at the sit out, titled “10 Reasons Why Bukola Saraki Must Resign as Senate President within the Next 10 Days,” stated that the position of Senate President has been tainted beyond imagination with the endless scandals around the current holder.

The speech, to be presented by Engr. Onyilo Adeka, said there are many reasons why Saraki must immediately resign as the President of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria: “His alleged failure to declare his assets or falsifying any declaration he did make is a violation of the Code of Conduct for Public Officers as spelt out in the constitution. A lawbreaker has no business leading the nation’s law making the arm.

10 Reasons Why Bukola Saraki Must Resign as Senate President within Next 10 Days - Nigerians in London protest

An electronic copy of the speech to be delivered today at the sit out titled "10 Reasons Why Bukola Saraki Must Resign as Senate President within the Next 10 Days" declared that the position of Senate President has been tainted beyond imagination with the endless scandals around the current holder.

The Nigerians in Diaspora Monitoring Group (NDMG) has offered to help embattled Senate President Bukola Saraki, currently standing trial before the Code of Conduct Tribunal over corruption related charges, to write his resignation letter if he does not know how to go about it.

The offer came as officials of the group said that as many as 1000 Nigerians living in London have signed up with NDMG to participate in a walk and sit out protest from No 1 to No 9 Northumberland Avenue London, which houses the Nigerian High Commission in the United Kingdom.

An electronic copy of the speech to be delivered today at the sit out titled "10 Reasons Why Bukola Saraki Must Resign as Senate President within the Next 10 Days" declared that the position of Senate President has been tainted beyond imagination with the endless scandals around the current holder.

Money laundering: New law planned to target corrupt officials - BBC

MPs, councillors and civil servants suspected of corruption are to be targeted by a new law proposed by the home secretary.

Theresa May intends to establish an offence of "illicit enrichment" for cases where a public official's assets have increased significantly without satisfactory explanation.

It is part of a wider shake-up of measures to tackle money laundering.

But Mrs May said it not a "knee-jerk" reaction to the Panama Papers.

She said the economy was "at risk of being undermined" by money laundering, illicit finance and the funding of terrorism.

'Significant threat'

Her new proposals - subject to a six-week consultation period being launched in the Commons later - plan to give the civil courts powers to impose new "unexplained wealth orders".

IF SARAKI REFUSE TO RESIGN HE WILL BE DISGRACED OUT OF THE OFFICE. - MKebir Yakubu.

The desecration of the Legislature by criminals should be stopped forthwith. The populace should rise up against all odds to protect our sacred institutions - more especially the legislature that is set up to make laws for good governance. 

I think Saraki, his cohorts and collogues in crime should take a cue from the South Africa President who was tried and found guilty by the court in South Africa. Yes, criminalisation of government institutions is abhorrent and should be resisted across Africa and Nigeria in particular.