I’m innocent of all fraud allegations against me – Saraki

I'm innocent of all fraud allegations against me - Saraki

The President of the 8th senate, Bukola Saraki on Monday said that he was innocent of all fraud allegations leveled against him.

He also said that he was in no media war whatsoever with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over fraud allegations against him.

This was made known by the former Senate president in a statement by his spokesman Yusuph Olaniyonu in Abuja.

He distanced himself from insinuations that he was in any media war with the anti-graft agency but “Rather, Dr. Saraki has been the one at the receiving end of the media onslaught sponsored from the office of the EFCC. Various documents and court processes from the agency have been given to a particular newspaper for publication.

“In fact, while the EFCC distributed copies of its letter to the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court immediately it was submitted, we are still surprised how Dr. Saraki’s response written early May found its way into a newspaper last Sunday.

“It should be known that if we were interested in leaking the letter, we would not wait for seven weeks to do that. Dr. Saraki believes he is on firm ground on the points of law and has nothing to be afraid of. He is innocent of the charges.

“We need to reiterate that Dr. Saraki is not interested in obstructing an investigation by the EFCC or any security agency. While the EFCC claims that it is investigating the Office of the Senate President between 2015 and 2019, we make bold to say that it is just on a wild goose chase.

“On its persistent probe of the tenure of Dr. Saraki as Governor of Kwara State between 2003 and 2011, we maintain that all the issues the EFCC are presently raising were the same issues that are contained in four of the charges filed before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) and taken before the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. The CCT case went beyond the subject matter of asset declaration,” the statement said.