Counsel to the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Paul Erokoro, SAN, on Tuesday alleged that the Federal Government has something to hide.
Erokoro made the allegation when the principal witness involved in the ongoing trial, Michael Wetkas, an operative with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, was unable to give explanations to the letter the commission wrote to the Presidential Committee on the implementation of sales of government properties in relation to one of Saraki’s property.
EFCC in its evidence tendered before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, claimed it had written a letter to the Presidential Committee on the implementation of Sales of Government properties in respect to Saraki’s property on MacDonald street in Ikoyi, Lagos.
The commission claimed the property was one of those the Senate President did not declare in his assets declaration form.
Responding to Erokoro, Wetkas said, “Sometimes when we write to this committees or government agencies, their reply sometimes is compiled, the committee did reply in another letter not here.
Following Wetkas reply, Erokoro declared, “So from the evidence, the committee did not reply the letter?
“Those prosecuting or whoever is prosecuting definitely has something to hide.”
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