Forgery: I’ve forgiven my traducers – Ekweremadu

The Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, yesterday, said that he has forgiven those behind his arraignment over alleged forgery of the Senate rules book.

Ekweremadu made the assertions in a statement he issued, weekend, following the withdrawal of charges of criminal conspiracy and forgery preferred against him, the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, and two other former senior bureaucrats of the National Assembly.

The statement, however, admonished those in positions of authority to adhere to their Oaths of Office to be just to all, urging leaders to always put democracy and national interest above interest.

“I clearly recall stating on that day (when we were arraigned) that my great comfort was in the immortal words of late Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, that history will vindicate the just,” it said.

“Time has indeed vindicated the just and it is victory for democracy. My trust in God, the court, and the every other overwhelming solidarity of the good people of Nigeria is justified.

“As a Christian, I have forgiven all those behind this for, ultimately, God is the driver of the destinies of men. I believe that Nigeria has to move on, but on the right path of justice and rule of law. Going forward, we must learn to be just to all in accordance with our Oath of Office.”