FRESH EVIDENCE AGAINST BUKOLA SARAKI (PART 1)

Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki

The Federal Government on Wednesday tendered overwhelming evidence of three statements of account at the Code of Conduct Tribunal detailing the extensive corrupt practices of the embattled President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki as Governor of Kwara State, including fraudulent cash lodgments in his accounts, and collecting salaries as governor for years after he ceased to be one.

 

Testifying for the second day in a row was a Principal Witness, Michael Wetkas, who was shedding more light on the illicit transactions that were carried out in the personal accounts of Mr. Saraki through GTB bank officials, individuals and even a Bureau De Change.

 

But tracing the relentless trajectory of Mr. Saraki’s corruption, the witness disclosed how, even when he ceased to be governor, he continued to collect salaries as one.

 

“In exhibit 15, the defendant was still collecting salaries as Governor till 31st of August 2015 after he had seized to be one since 29th May 2011 when his second tenure ended. As at July 2007, the account statement of the defendant was N254,412,125K. In June 2011 it was put at N291,124 with the narration KWSGMAY2011 salary.  On July  4th2011 another payment with narration KWSG May 2011 salary.”

 

Of Mr. Saraki’s accounts as governor, Wetkas said it that in one instance alone, the investigating team found that as many as 87 cash lodgments were carried out by cronies of the defendant who left no addresses on the deposit slip, thereby making it difficult for the investigating team to trace them eventually.

 

He further stated that the team however found that one person’s handwriting was responsible for filling some of those slips in many places. The bank explained that they reported the transaction to the Financial Intelligence Unit.

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credits: SaharaReporters