Shocking revelation: Read how Saraki begged Attorney-General over his forgery trial

– The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) Abubakar Malami arrived at the office of Senate president Bukola Saraki on Tuesday, July 12

– Saraki was reported to have appealed to Malami to drop the forgery charges against him and his deputy Ike Ekweremadu

– The Senate president was said to be in a pensive mood during the meeting with the AGF

Senate president Bukola Saraki and Attorney-General of the Federation Abubakar Malami held a no holds bar meeting over Saraki and Ekweremadu’s forgery charges.

This was disclosed by a reliable source to NAIJ.com. The details of the meeting which was sketchy on Tuesday, July 12 has been revealed by SaharaReporters on Wednesday, July 13.

It was earlier reported that Senate had insisted the AGF must appear before it over alleged forgery of the Senate standing rules or risk arrest.

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Information just filtering in reveals what actually happened during the tense meeting. According to SaharaReporters, it gathered that Saraki begged the AGF. It also learnt that the Senate President was in a pensive mood during the private meeting with Abubakar Malami.

Saraki was reported to have pleaded with the AGF to drop the forgery charges against him and his deputy Ike Ekweremadu.

The private meeting took place at the premises of the Senate when Malami, together with Ita Enang, President Muhammadu Buhari’s special assistant on the National Assembly got to the venue of the meeting to Senator David Umaru, head of the Senate committee on the judiciary.

Malami was said to have assured Senator Umaru of his willingness to honour an invitation by the senatorial committee.

A source at the Senate and another in the AGF’s office told SaharaReporters that Saraki requested to see Malami after the AGF’s meeting with Senator Umaru.

It was learnt from the source that Malami agreed to the meeting with Saraki as well as to see Saraki in the presence of Ita Enang.

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A few minutes to the commencement of the meeting, the Senate president and AGF agreed that it should be private.

It was gathered that the embattled Saraki, who is facing two trials, one for alleged falsification in his asset declarations, the other for alleged forgery of Senate rules, turned the short meeting into a begging session. One source who was briefed on what transpired told our correspondent that Saraki pleaded with the attorney general not be part of those persecuting him, swearing that he knew nothing about the alleged forgery of Senate rules under which he was elected as Senate President.

One of our sources claimed that Malami spoke sympathetically, but declined to make a commitment to stop the prosecution of Saraki and Ekweremadu.

Following the AGF’s non-committal stance, a Senator told SaharaReporters that Malami was likely to face hostile questioning when he is answers the summons of the Senate Judiciary committee. Mr. Malami is expected to appear before the committee at 11 a.m on Wednesday, July 13.

A source disclosed that the members of the committee were divided over the summons to Malami.

“Some members feel that the invitation to Malami to appear is solely intended to bully him so as to force him to withdraw charges against Dr. Saraki and Senator Ekweremadu.”

One committee member argued that the summons itself violates the constitution and Senate rules which forbid senatorial intervention in matters that are before the courts. He cited Section 174 of the 1999 Nigerian constitution, which empowers the AGF to initiate legal proceedings against anybody according to the discretion vested in his office. The senator also remarked that Section 150 of the constitution shows that the office of the Attorney General of the Federation is one of the few offices created by the constitution.

The resolution followed a report by chairman of the Committee on Judiciary, David Umaru, who informed lawmakers that presidential aide, Ita Enang, had appealed for more time for Malami to appear before the Senate to explain his role on the matter.

This meeting comes as the senators were said to have been involved in a rowdy session over the forgery allegations leveled against the Senate president.

Senator Dino Melaye had also threatened to ‘impregnate’ Remi Tinubu, wife of the Bola Tinubu, the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

His anger stems from the proposed trial of the Senate leadership over forgery, a case for which Senate president, his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, and other officers were recently charged to court.

This is not the best of time for the Senate president because a few days ago his forgery trial suffered set back due to judges vacation.

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