Senator Babafemi Ojudu, one of the witnesses in the ongoing forgery trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, on Tuesday, said his role in the trial has nothing to do with the Presidency.

According to Vanguard, Ojudu, who is also the Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, said he was testifying as a member of the 7th Senate and the Senate Unity Forum that petitioned the police over the alleged forgery.

While distancing his political appointment from the current trial, Ojudu said he cannot remember the Senate amending the senate standing order which Saraki and others are accused of forging.

“My statement and other witnesses’ statements were taken months before my appointment. As a member of the Unity Forum, I am one of those who worked for Senator Ahmed Lawan as the preferred candidate for the Senate Presidency in the June 9, 2015, election.”

“There are three groups of senators, namely: the Unity Forum, Like Minds and the Non-aligned. The Unity Forum comprises both serving and non-serving senators. I am an active member, being a senator in the 7th Senate from 2011 to 2015.”

He noted that while he was a member of the Senate for four years, the senate rules were not amended.

“So tampering with the rules by the current Senate was seen as a misnomer by us and that was why we petitioned the police.”

“The statement we did to the police on the matter predated my appointment and that of Senator Ita Enang. It will, therefore, be preposterous for anyone to classify me as representing the Presidency on the matter.”

Mazi Emeka