In an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, a group called ‘I Stand by Saraki’ urged the president to intervene in the crisis because of the contributions of the Senate president in Buhari’s victory at the 2015 elections.
The group said: ”In advocating this position, we believe there is only one man who can come to the scene both within the APC and outside the shores of Nigeria.That single individual whose singular intervention can save the day is yourself, Mr President.”
The group added: ”We believe that the Senate president deserves this intervention based on his contributions to the success of the APC in the last election and his commitment to working with your administration as head of the National Assembly since he assumed office as the federal legislative arm.”
The group further described the Senate president as an asset to the APC and Nigeria, adding that issues around politics, should be settled in a brotherly manner within the party.
Senator Saraki is facing the biggest challenge of his political life. The 53-year old was accused by the Code of Conduct Bureau of failing to declare some assets he acquired while in office as governor of Kwara state.