A large group of illiterate Hausa /Fulani youths popularly called ‘Abokis’ were mobilization this morning in Jabi Park for a protest along the street leading to the venue of Senate President, Bukola Saraki’s Code of Conduct Tribunal.
Reports claim the mobilization started exactly 9.00am at a shanty located directly behind the venue.
A middle-aged man simply identified as Comrade was seen addressing the mobilized youths, Comrade who was later identified to be of the Igala speaking tribe was seen with a long list of protesters.
A protester on inquiry disclosed that they were given N1,000.00, noting that some of them participated in last week’s protest and that was why they have good number of them attending the protest today.
“We were given N1,000.00 each because last week, the man fulfilled his promise and today, I have got my own. Oga, you can enter and talk to him.
The protesters who are largely between 16 to 21 years hardly speak pidgin English and some of them primarily are involved in hawking water and other menial jobs.
Two among the protesters were seen displaying a banner with Saraki’s photograph, bearing ‘ SENATE IS WORKING UNDER SARAKI’.
Meanwhile, the trial of Saraki is expected to enter proper hearing in a substantive suit for 13-counts of false declaration of asset when he was governor of Kwara State.
As at last week Friday, the Code of Conduct Tribunal could not proceed on proper hearing for purposes of motion by the defence counsel, Kanu Agabi (SAN) challenging the jurisdiction of CCT.
The implication was that in the last 6 months, it has been pre-trial, a situation, the prosecuting counsel, Rotimi Jacobs described as unhealthy in Nigeria’s Judicial system.
“The tactic of delaying hearing in the last 6 months through counter motion, which bothers on jurisdiction that has traveled from CCT to the Supreme Court only for it to resurface was antithetical to our Judicial system,” Jacobs maintained.
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