Chairman, Senator Committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator
Dino Melaye, representing Kogi West has raised the alarm on what he
called a plan by certain individuals to doctor the Police report on the
investigation of allegation of forgery leveled against the leadership of
the Senate so as to make the report to indict Senate President, Dr.
Abubakar Bukola Saraki and his deputy, Senator Ike Ekweremadu.
Melaye in a statement in Abuja today stated that those behind the
sinister plot are scheming to forge a police report different from the
one signed by AIG James Caulcrick in other to justify and prove a case
of forgery against the Senate President and the deputy president. He
said it was necessary for members of the public to be aware of the
‘unlawful plan’.
“We have our own sources and we have been reliably informed that the
prosecution having realized that there is a big hole in their case
against Saraki and Ekweremadu who were not mentioned in the police
report, are now trying to doctor the report and include the names of
both presiding officers of the Senate. We are aware of that development
and we want members of the public to know the level of desperation that
these people are ready to go to nail the Senate President and his
deputy.
“It is because of this plan that they refused to include the police
report in the process they filed in court. We have said it repeatedly
that the government and specifically, the Attorney General of the
Federation (AGF), Mr. Abubakar Malami has no case against our presiding
officers. They filed the case to distract the two men, embarrass them,
force a change of leadership and eventually cow the Senate, in
particular, and the National Assembly, in general.
“The forgery case is the height of desperation by some elements to bring
down the legislature. Malami has a personal agenda to achieve an
objective for which he has been hired as a counsel by a few aggrieved
Senators. Now, a court has affirmed our claim that he is abusing his
office and that there is a conflict of interest involving him.
“The said police report is already in the public space. The media has
published it verbatim. We will be watching them to see how they will
smuggle Saraki and Ekweremadu’s names into it. This is the height of
desperation and we will continue to monitor developments on it. It is
clear those who initiated this forgery suit against the leadership of
the Senate know that they have made a mistake. They should cut their
losses and discontinue the error.
“To think that they will now use forgery to justify a false case of
forgery, further their abuse of the court process as well as abuse of
office and think we will be looking at them will not be possible. We
will call on the courts to continue to play their role as the last
resort for every man who wants justice at all times and in all
circumstances”, the Senator stated.
Signed
Senator Dino Melaye
Chairman, Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT)