My testimony against Saraki and Ekweremadu has nothing to do with my current appointment- Ojudu
Wed Jun 29, 2016 10:42:am Politics
2.2K By Buchi Obichie
Senator Babafemi Ojudu, Special Adviser to President Buhari on Political Matters, said on Tuesday, that his role as a witness in the forgery case instituted by the Attorney General of the Federation against the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki and his deputy, Ike Ekwerenmadu, had nothing to do with his present appointment.
The Special Adviser said he would give testimony in his capacity as a member of the 7th (previous) Senate and the Unity Forum that called the attention of the police to the alleged forgery; adding that his involvement in the case should be divorced from his current position as aide to the President.
He said: "My statement and other witnesses' statements were taken months before my appointment. As a member of the Unity Forum, I am one of those who worked for Senator Ahmed Lawan as the preferred candidate for the Senate Presidency in the June 9, 2015, election.
"There are three groups of senators, namely: the Unity Forum, Like Minds and the Non-aligned. The Unity Forum comprises both serving and non-serving senators. I am an active member, being a senator in the 7th Senate from 2011 to 2015."
Ojudu said while he was in the Senate for four years, at no time were the rules amended.
He added: "So tampering with the rules by the current Senate was seen as a misnomer by us and that was why we petitioned the police.
"The statement we did to the police on the matter predated my appointment and that of Senator Ita Enang. It will, therefore, be preposterous for anyone to classify me as representing the Presidency on the matter."
The Special Adviser said he would give testimony in his capacity as a member of the 7th (previous) Senate and the Unity Forum that called the attention of the police to the alleged forgery; adding that his involvement in the case should be divorced from his current position as aide to the President.
He said: "My statement and other witnesses' statements were taken months before my appointment. As a member of the Unity Forum, I am one of those who worked for Senator Ahmed Lawan as the preferred candidate for the Senate Presidency in the June 9, 2015, election.
"There are three groups of senators, namely: the Unity Forum, Like Minds and the Non-aligned. The Unity Forum comprises both serving and non-serving senators. I am an active member, being a senator in the 7th Senate from 2011 to 2015."
Ojudu said while he was in the Senate for four years, at no time were the rules amended.
He added: "So tampering with the rules by the current Senate was seen as a misnomer by us and that was why we petitioned the police.
"The statement we did to the police on the matter predated my appointment and that of Senator Ita Enang. It will, therefore, be preposterous for anyone to classify me as representing the Presidency on the matter."
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