Success Nwogu, AbujaThe presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the February 2019 election, Atiku Abubakar, on Tuesday, said there were strong indications that the Federal Government was persecuting a former President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki. Abubakar said fresh investigation of Saraki by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over his tenures as Kwara State governor between 2003 and 2011; and Senate President from 2015 to 2019, could be seen as persecution instead of prosecution. Atiku, in a statement titled, ‘Bukola Saraki: Silence in the face of tyranny as acquiescence,’ said, “Saraki, the immediate past Senate President, is one of the most investigated politicians in Nigeria. He has been investigated and prosecuted all the way to the Supreme Court and has prevailed against his accusers. He advised Saraki to stand firm and take solace in the fact that Nigerians still hold the Constitution higher than any other authority.

Source: Punch July 02, 2019 23:37 UTC