Senators counsel Saraki to quit as CCT trial begins

As Bukola Saraki trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal began yesterday April 5, 2016, some senators have counselled Senator Bukola Saraki to quit his appointment as the Senate President before he is disgraced out of office. This recommendation comes as the number of senators who escorted him to the CCT trial dropped to 23 yesterday April 5, 2016. When the trial initially started, 81 senators followed him to the tribunal.

According to Vanguard, the advice was given to him at a special meeting he held with some of his loyal senators who followed him to his Maitama residence shortly after the end of yesterday’s trial at the CCT. One of the senators who spoke on condition of anonymity said

"I can confirm to you that at a special meeting held yesterday, we asked the Senate President to consider the option of resignation. We believe that doing so would preserve the institution of the Senate“ he said.

Meanwhile the APC and PDP are said to be in some disagreement over who will succeed him if he eventually steps down or is forced out of office.