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Saraki not fit for the Senate Presidency- APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) took off the gloves and knocked Senator Bukola Saraki, with bare knuckle on Thursday, declaring him unfit to be President of the Senate.
The party said this in a blistering statement issued by Mr Yekini
Nabena, its acting National Publicity Secretary in Abuja.
It was the first reaction from the party, since Saraki addressed
a press conference Wednesday posturing himself as a
defender of democracy, against the backdrop of a reckless
blockade of the National Assembly by the sacked director-
general of the Department of State Services, Lawal Daura.
Saraki heaped the blame on the executive, a claim debunked
promptly by the sacking of Daura and condemnation of the
action, by acting President Yemi Osinbajo.
The APC was obviously not impressed by Saraki’s
grandstanding and declared that he should be put where he
belonged.
“The Senate must do everything possible to put Saraki where he
rightly belongs; the back seat.
“He is definitely not a fit and proper person to preside over the
country’s upper and revered legislative house,”the statement
said.
It noted that in every democratic country, the position of the
Senate President was one of the highest political offices one
could attain.
Such position the statement said, was reserved for the best of
the best, experienced and exemplary politicians who by their
character and conduct in public offices, the younger generation
look up to as role models.
It added that in terms of exemplary personage, the reverse was
the case in respect to Saraki.
According to the statement, Saraki has been “a dismal failure”
and has been involved in one controversy or the other since he
became the President of the Senate.
This, it noted included; budget padding, legislative rascality, and
sabotage of matters of national interest, among other
criminalities too numerous to mention.
“Having suffered under the 16-year misrule of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Saraki will go down in our country’s
history as the worst Senate President Nigeria has had the
misfortune to have.
“Since his usurpation of the coveted seat, achieved through a
wicked conspiracy with members of the opposition PDP, it has
been from one controversy to another.
“The code of conduct trial for false declaration of assets;
conspiracy with his deputy to fraudulently alter the rules of the
Senate and links to the deadly armed robbers who wasted
many lives in the Offa robbery attack.
“It is alleged that some of the robbery suspects were his
political thugs used to rig elections; a common adage says:
“show me your friends and I will tell you who you are,”it said.
The statement stressed that Saraki was definitely not a good
example for political leadership in the country.
It further stressed that all over the world, the leadership of the
legislature was provided by the political party with majority
members.
It added that in spite of this, Saraki would in the absence of
many members of his former party, the APC, connive and
conspire with members of the opposition PDP to emerge
Senate President.
The statement noted that in the process, Saraki traded off the
Deputy Senate President position to the opposition PDP.
It said that even with Saraki’s defection to the opposition PDP,
and with APC in the majority in the Senate, he still had the
impudence to present himself as the President of the Senate.
The statement maintained that political ambition should be
made of nobler stuff.
“One is of course not surprised as Saraki’s greed, selfishness,
treachery, disregard for protocol and constituted authority is
well-reported.
“In terms of treachery, Dr Saraki’s public humiliation of his late
father and sister comes readily to mind; a traitor will always be
a traitor, however the time and place,”the statement said.
The party added that a man who betrayed his father, sister
(many times), and the APC administration by sabotaging the
executive and defecting to the PDP had no character, principles,
values and integrity.
The statement added that Saraki was only interested in his
personal interest.
“The question is not if he will defect again from PDP if Bukola
Saraki’s interest is not served, but WHEN he will do so. Such
mean men are not interested in the Nigeria of our dreams,”the
statement said.
The Full Statement
In every democratic country, the position of the Senate
President is one of the highest political offices one can attain. It
is a position reserved for the best of the best, experienced and
exemplary politicians who by their character and conduct in
public offices, the younger generation look up to as role
models.
In terms of exemplary personage, the reverse is the case in
respect of the current Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki who
has been a dismal failure and has been involved in one
controversy or the other – budget padding, filibustering,
legislative rascality, sabotage of matters of national interest,
among other criminalities too numerous to mention.
Having suffered under the 16-year misrule of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Saraki will go down in our country’s
history as the worst Senate President Nigeria has had the
misfortune to have.
Since his usurpation of the coveted seat, achieved through a wicked conspiracy with members of the opposition PDP, it has been from one controversy to another – the Code of Conduct trial for false declaration of assets; conspiracy with his deputy to fraudulently alter the rules of the Senate and links to the deadly armed robbers who wasted many lives in the Offa robbery attack. It is alleged that some of the robbery suspects were his political thugs used to rig
elections; a common adage says: “Show me your friends and I
will tell you who you are”.
Dr. Saraki is definitely not our good example for political
leadership.
All over the world, the leadership of the legislature is provided
by the political party with majority members. But Dr. Saraki
would in the absence of many members of his former party,
the All Progressives Congress (APC), connive and conspire with
members of the opposition PDP to emerge Senate President,
and in the process tradeoff the Deputy Senate President
position to the opposition PDP – a political betrayal and
treachery even the devil would be envious of.
Even at this time he has defected to the opposition PDP, and
with APC still in the majority in the Senate, Dr. Saraki still has
the impudence to present himself as the Senate President.
Political ambition should be made of nobler stuff.
One is of course not surprised as Dr. Saraki’s greed,
selfishness, treachery, disregard for protocol and constituted
authority is well-reported. In terms of treachery, Dr. Saraki’s
public humiliation of his late father and sister comes readily to
mind.
A traitor will always be a traitor, however the time and place.
The Senate must do everything possible to put Dr. Saraki where
he rightly belongs – the back seat. He is definitely not a fit and
proper person to preside over the country’s upper and revered
legislative house.
A man who betrayed his father, sister (many times), his party
PDP in 2014, the APC in 2015 by conspiring with opposition
PDP senators to emerge Senate President, APC administration
by sabotaging the executive and defecting to the PDP in 2018
has no character, principles, values and integrity.
His only interest is Bukola Saraki, Bukola Saraki and Bukola Saraki. The question is not IF he will defect again from PDP if Bukola
Saraki’s interest is not served, but WHEN he will do so. Such
mean men are not interested in the Nigeria of our dreams.
SIGNED:
Mr. Yekini Nabena
Ag. National Publicity Secretary
All Progressives Congress (APC)
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