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Saraki: Handle with caution, Dogara tells FG

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The House of Representatives has called for ‘great circumspection’ in the ongoing trial of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, over alleged false asset declaration “in order to maintain proper focus in the pursuit of the common good.”

The House, however, said it was it fully in support of the anti-corruption war being prosecuted by the Federal Government.

Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara, made the position of the House known on Tuesday in his welcome address after six-week recess.

He praised the Senate president for passing a message that nobody is above the law by submitting himself to the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT).

“The barometer of the polity has been on the rise of late because of certain developments concerning the arraignment of the President of the Senate.

“While commending the President of the Senate for submitting himself to the jurisdiction of the Code of Conduct Tribunal in the recognition that no person is above the law, I wish to caution that there is need for great circumspection in times such as this in order to maintain proper focus in pursuit of the common good.

Read also: I am being prosecuted because I’m Senate President, says Saraki

“In this regard, I wish to commend you, my dear colleagues, for the maturity of avoiding further escalation through media commentaries.

“We commend and fully support the effort of government towards sanitising the polity through the war against corruption, impunity and other vices” he said.

The Speaker however advised that institutions created by Acts of the National Assembly should be fair and ensure that justice was done at all times, noting that any contrary could be a dent on the success of democracy.

“As legislators with the mandate of making as well as reforming the law, we expect that these institutions, which are the creation of these laws, would prove their capacity for fairness, justice and strict adherence to the rule of law in order not to endanger our democracy.

“I am confident that our justice system has the capacity to do justice to all citizens. In any case, the legislature remains the bulwark in defence of our democracy, fundamental human rights and rule of law,” the speaker added.

He also advised his colleagues that they should be mindful of the fact that they were continuously being watched by the electorate who gave them the votes to occupy their present positions.

His words: “We must, at all times, remind ourselves that we are equally been over-sighted by the people whose mandate we hold and indeed ultimately by God.

“We will therefore do well to adopt the righteous doctrine of leadership by example. Only then shall we be able to face accountability with confidence”.

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  1. Oise Oikelomen

    September 30, 2015 at 7:43 am

    Wise utterances, balanced position on issues. I don’t know much about Dogara; this makes me think he may be a cut above the average Nigerian politician.

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