Chidi Samuel|
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday said that the acquital of Senate President Bukola Saraki acquittal by the supreme court is an indication that Nigeria’s judicial system is “working”.
In apparent reaction to the acquital of the Senate president by the apex court, the President noted that the development is a welcomed one and that our courts “should be allowed to do their job.”
The President’s reaction was contained in a series of tweets by presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu.
Shehu Tweeted, “I have seen many instances where individuals and groups seek the destruction of the judicial institution in the foolish thinking of saving their skin, instead of going through the painstaking process of establishing their innocence.”
“In the case of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, I have seen him take the tortuous path of using the judicial process. He persevered, and in the end, the highest court of the land, the Supreme Court, says he is not guilty as charged.
“This is what I have done in the three elections in which I was cheated out, before God made it possible for me to come here the fourth time I ran for the office.”
According to President Buhari, Saraki’s journey from the CCT to the highest court of the land provides an important example for Nigerians to emulate.