Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja

The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki; and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, were on Monday conspicuously absent at a parade organised to commemorate Nigeria’s 58th independence anniversary.

The strictly military event held at the Eagles Square, Abuja, was attended by President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo.


Recall that Saraki and Dogara recently defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party.

Also in attendance at the parade was the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo was also absent at the event attended by two former military leaders: Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retd.) and Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd.).


On arrival at the venue, Buhari first took the national salute before moving to inspect the parade in a motorcade.

He later returned to the VIP stand to join Osinbajo, Onnoghen, Gowon, Abdulsalami and other dignitaries.


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They are terrorists, nobody needs them near our Amiable President.

They are only obeying the injunction not to be unequally yoked with the enemies of God and the people.


Na dem dey rush OBJ, Saraki, Dogara and co.

We already knew the type of person they are. So, nothing new again

Thief saraki and padded dogara are already aware that they are no longer the leaders of the national assembly.

They are inconsequential not even invited. Very useless set of people.

Who wants to be associated with a failure and a phoney character?

I stand with them.

A senate president who will attend a lavish independence day ceremony knowing fully well his country has been mortgaged by loans

Is no different from the man who kept watch outside his gate for thieves while his house was being robbed.

Which yeye rally be that? Me sef i no attend

Nigerians don't notice their absence

Inconclusive rally

So sad! Eminence Nigerians have all deserted PMB. This is really bad.

Their absence! Their choice!

No point.Would they be celebrating chain in lieu of positive change?

Now from their action they represent themselves not Nigerians and these people should not allow to hold a political office.

That's tell much about them, they don't bother about Nigeria but their own pocket alone...

buhariguy:
Thief saraki and padded dogara are already aware that they are no longer the leaders of the national assembly.

dull statement. I didn't expect any better. Have you smelt the annuss of your god buhari today?

The way Zombies Rush to a Thread once dey hear Saraki/Dogara/Jonathan/Reno/FFK

The Lifeless Cow is on his own.

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is it by force to attend the ceremony? the only common thing between saraki and buhari is that both are political thieves if not, saraki is much enlightened and learned than the clueless bigot who calls himself "the president"

Who dem epp

Drama to be unfolded...

razy75:
dull statement. I didn't expect any better. Have you smelt the annuss of your god buhari today?

Zombies are Highly Predictable

Were they invited?

There were no vacant seats reserved for them in the front row.

I don’t think they were expected.