{"id":46905,"date":"2016-02-27T12:46:36","date_gmt":"2016-02-27T11:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=46905"},"modified":"2016-02-27T12:46:36","modified_gmt":"2016-02-27T11:46:36","slug":"assets-declaration-trial-persecution-says-saraki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/assets-declaration-trial-persecution-says-saraki\/","title":{"rendered":"My Assets declaration trial a persecution, says Saraki"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Senate President,\u00a0 Bukola Saraki has said his assets declaration trial is more of \u2018persecution\u2019 than an actual fight against corruption.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Saraki who spoke on Friday in Lagos said \u201cIt is not a fight against corruption, it is more about being persecuted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">He further stated that: \u201cWe are public servants and you must fill your asset declaration form when you get in office and I did mine 13 years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThe charges have nothing to do with corruption or money being stolen anywhere and that is why at the end of the day, I will have my day in court. Because it is not about corruption.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI don\u2019t understand how the same organisation that cleared my asset declaration to be proper in 2004, 2009 and 2011 can suddenly wake up and say that my record is faulted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Senate President however, declined to say who is persecuting him with the assets declaration trial.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate President,\u00a0 Bukola Saraki has said his assets declaration trial is more of \u2018persecution\u2019 than an actual fight against corruption. 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