oust Senate President Bukola Saraki at all costs, Daily Independent
reports.
A ranking senator has revealed the presence of desperate moves and
counter-moves from opposing factions in the parliament, expressing
worries at the development.
The senator said senators were being wooed with as much as $50,000
each to buy into the "Saraki Must Go" project.
The senator said some Senators were called to a meeting on Sunday
afternoon in the private residence of a top politician in Asokoro,
Abuja, where the modus operandi of the project, “Saraki Must Go,”
was tabled and agreed upon, offering the financial inducement.
Two Senators, one each from the South West and North Central were
appointed as arrowheads, while a senator was picked from each zone
to woo more senators into the project to ensure the mandatory two-
thirds majority necessary for the impeachment plot when the Senate
resumes plenary in October.
It is not yet certain the number of Senators who have signed up for
the “Saraki Must Go” project, but it's believed that about 25 Senators
attended the Sunday meeting where the issued was discussed.
Senator Saraki has been in the eye of storm since last week when the
Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) began the process of prosecuting him
on various allegations bothering on perjury and false declaration of
assets while he was two-term Kwara State governor between 2003 and
2011, when he was elected Senator. His wife, Toyin, has also been
under investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) over allegations of financial misconduct while she
was first lady.
Daily Independent
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