A former Minister of Education, Oby
Ezekwesili, on Wednesday, engaged the Senate President in Twitter war for
allegedly adjourning the Senate proceedings to enable his colleagues to join
him at the Code of Conduct Tribunal hearing.
Saraki is standing trial at the tribunal
for alleged inconsistency in his asset declaration when he was the governor of
Kwara State.
Ezekwesili, who accused Saraki of trying
to privatise the National Assembly, said what the Senate President did was not
exemplary enough.
“Honestly, you should have dissuaded your
colleagues from doing such damage to the democratic institution of the National
Assembly.
“I speak for citizens who, like me, just
simply wish for a transparent judicial due process on your case with the CCT,”
she tweeted at @BukolaSaraki.
According to her, the action of the Senate
undermines Nigerians’ desire for sustainable institutions.
Responding, Saraki said institutions could
only be sustainable if laws were devoid of external interference.
He said it would not augur well for the country
to have weak institutions.
He tweeted, “The sustainability of our
institutions is also dependent on the law being devoid of external
interference. It will be harmful for our nation if institutions are weakened
for personal causes.”
He also told Ezekwesili that due process,
which he stood for, was important for the sustainability of the country’s
democracy.
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