Kwara State Government has filed a criminal defamation suit against former Senate President Bukola Saraki, alleging that he made false statements about the state’s Governor, AbdulRazaq. Multiple reports say the case is before a court in Kwara. The allegations relate to claims Saraki is said to have published or otherwise circulated that the state government considers defamatory.
In court proceedings, the prosecution seeks for the matter to move forward and disputes a request by Saraki’s side for an adjournment. Vanguard reports that the prosecution also asks the court to dismiss the defence’s adjournment application.
While details of the specific statements and their contents are not fully reproduced in the excerpts provided, the agreed position across the reports is that Kwara State is pursuing the defamation charge in court and that the matter includes procedural arguments about whether the case should be postponed. The reports present the dispute as ongoing and subject to the court’s rulings.
