Shehu Sani, lawmaker representing Kaduna Central at the
Senate has dared members of the All Progressive Congress (APC) to
publish their assets if they claim to be a saint.Mr Sani threw
the challenge on Friday through his social media accounts. The taunt
came amidst the controversy surrounding the assets declaration of Walter
Onnoghen, Chief Justice of Nigeria.This challenge comes a day
after Nasir El-rufai, Kaduna State Governor, claimed he would have step
down from office if he were to be the top jurist accused of failing to
declare some of his assets.Mr Onnoghen is accused for allegedly
omitting to declare his assets and illegally operating five domiciliary
accounts in various foreign currencies.The charges were filed by
the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) on the orders of Abubakar Malami, the
Attorney General of the Federation (AGF). Onnoghen is to be arraigned at
the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT).As the matter was called up
at the CCT on Monday, the top jurist was absent, challenging the
jurisdiction to try him. He was represented by over 40 Senior Advocates
of Nigeria (SAN) and some lawyers.A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has halted the arraignment of the jurist until January 28.
For
the Kaduna lawmaker, members of the ruling party who are without sin
should publish or order the CCB to release their assets declaration for
to the public.“Anyone among the ruling political elites who
thinks of himself as a saint,should publicly declare his assets or have
the courage to ask the code of conduct to publicly publish what he or
she declared,” Sani said.“If you can’t,then you can’t cast the first stone by hiding your questionable wealth under official secrecy,” he advised.
Meanwhile, Rotimi Amaechi, has been accused of spearheading the plot to oust the top jurist.
Recently,
the party, in a bid to woo opposition politicians who they have been
tagging as corrupt, promised to forgive those who might have erred once
they join their fold.
Source:- Politicstimesng
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