The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and the Speaker of
House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, have separately
responded to a blistering statement by leader of the ruling
All Progressives Congress, APC, Bisi Akande, who
condemned their emergence as leaders of the National a
$$embly.
Mr. Akande had said Messrs. Saraki and Dogara were
backed by fuel subsidy thieves and business cartels, to
become senate president and House speaker, to frustrate
the anti-corruption plan of the Buhari administration.
Mr. Akande, on Sunday, said the elections of Messrs Saraki
and Dogara were bankrolled and supported by “Most
Northern elite, the Nigerian oil subsidy barons and other
business cartels, who never liked Buhari’s anti-corruption
political stance. . .”
In their separate reactions, Monday, Messrs Saraki and
Dogara described Mr. Akande’s statement as “malicious”,
“false”, “uncharitable”, and “mischievous”.
They both maintained that corrupt oil barons could never
support them given their antecedents in the 7th a$$embly.
‘I EXPOSED FRAUD IN THE OIL SECTOR’ – SARAKI
In his reaction, contained in a statement through his media
aide, Bankole Omishore, Mr. Saraki said but for his efforts,
the public might not have known the rot, fraud and
mismanagement in the Nigerian oil sector.
“Again, the attention of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola
Saraki has been drawn to a malicious, false and totally
reprehensible news report, wherein it insinuated that the
election of Dr. Bukola Saraki as the Senate President of the
8th Senate was facilitated by Nigerians a$$ociated with
dubious claims in the infamous oil subsidy.
“The news report went further to give a negative and dirty
impression that the emergence of the President of the 8th
Senate is aimed to sabotage the anti-corruption posture of
President Muhammadu Buhari led Federal Government as
well as sabotage the ‘Change agenda’ of the All Progressive
Congress (APC),” the statement read.
It continued, “One of such desperate attempts to justify this
blackmail and others was the story published in
newspapers of Monday June 29 2015 as contained in a
statement issued by the former Interim National Chairman
of APC, Chief Bisi Akande.
“We dare say that the entire story was the figment of the
imagination of the author.
We make bold to state that in the 7th a$$embly, Senator
Bukola Saraki was Chairman of the Senate Adhoc
Committee which exposed the fraud and mismanagement
in the oil sector.
“Until Saraki’s motion on the floor of the senate, no one
was in the picture of the rot in the sector or took any
action. Therefore, surely, Senator Saraki will be the last
person the oil baron will want to see as Senate President.”
“No doubt, we make bold to state that Saraki is the last
person to be so sponsored by the oil barons or cabals.
“In that position, Saraki did not only lead his colleagues in
exposing the rot in the scheme but made very strong
recommendations on how the system could be reformed
and made corrupt- free.
“It is on records that through his motion on the floor of the
Senate, the House of Representatives followed in what is to
be known as Oil subsidy probe and to which Ministers of
Finance and Petroleum summoned and at last over, N500
billion was saved. Certainly, Senator Saraki is the last
person to be so sponsored by the oil barons or cabals,” the
statement added.
The statement read further, “during the Senate hearing on
the missing $20 Billion, for those who attended the public
hearing, Senator Saraki led the onslaught of difficult
questions to both the Minister of Finance, Minister of
Petroleum and other federal agencies despite being in the
ruling party then. To this effect, Senator Saraki refused to
sign the final copy of the committee’s report but rather put
forward a minority report with a press statement that
follow suit.
“Saraki went further to oppose the inclusion of kerosene
subsidy in the 2015 budget as well as his opposition to
Petroleum Swop deal by NNPC. Let it be known therefore
that the Senate Presidency of Dr. Bukola Saraki would not
in any way be a stumbling block against President Buhari’s
posture against anti-corruption.”
He pledged that the 8th Senate under him as the President
would give all necessary legislative support to the
administration to fight and reduce corruption “as his
previous actions and bold step taken against the so called
oil barons indicates that Saraki is committed to anti-
corruption.”
“For avoidance of doubt, we want to make it abundantly
clear that it is totally false, untrue and calculated mischief
to suggest that Senator Saraki’s emergence as Senate
President was facilitated by oil barons. This is a case of
calling the dog a bad name so as to hang it. Another blatant
lies that cannot fly. In any case, Senator Saraki was elected
unopposed as the Senate President, therefore the lies that
he was sponsored by the oil barons cannot hold.
“Senator Bukola Saraki is determined and focused to
achieve the Senate targeted legislative agenda and he is
committed to support President Buhari to deliver on his
promises to the people of Nigeria.”
Dogara Says He Is Committed To Complementing
Buhari’s Agenda
Also, in his response, through his media aide, Ha$$an
Turaki, Mr. Dogara challenged Mr. Akande to name the so-
called oil barons whom he alleged sponsored his election.
Denying link with corrupt oil barons, the statement added
that “In case Chief Akande does not know, the first
investigative motion adopted by the 8th House of
Representatives under the leadership of the Rt. Hon.
Speaker was to investigate the allegation of fraud in the oil-
swap contract awarded by the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC).
“A resolution instituting investigation into the allegation was
pa$$ed with a resolve to constitute an Ad-hoc committee to
investigate the NNPC, as well as its subsidiary, Pipelines
and Products Marketing Company over the swap contracts.
“How then can the House under the leadership of Mr.
Speaker order investigation into activities of those who
allegedly sponsored his election? Chief Akande`s allegation
is both unfortunate and uncharitable.”
Mr. Dogara said he had displayed his commitment to
complement Mr. Buhari’s anti-corruption agenda, since a
$$uming office as the Speaker.
“What we expect the Chief to do at this critical time in the
life of our nation and the APC as a party is to play the role
of an elder-statesman and help to bring warring party
members to the table and not ignite crisis that will further
divide the party that he helped to build.
“Since a$$uming duty as Speaker, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara
has not left anyone in doubt as to his stance on corruption
which is the bane of Nigeria`s development.
“Thus, he presented the draft legislative agenda of the 8th a
$$embly to the House last week which among other things
proposed legislations that will help fight corruption.”
“Mr. Speaker has on different occasions reiterated his
resolve to compliment President Buhari`s anti-corruption
stance and insists that the present crop of leaders don’t
have any excuse to give to Nigerians on the change
promised them before and during the election that brought
APC into power,” the statement said.
He said his “antecedence, capacity, experience, being a
team player, incorruptibility and progressive mind and
activities” were the qualities that endeared him to his
colleagues.
“These were the selling points among members-elect that
made him to be elected Speaker.
“Therefore, the allegation by Chief Akande is unbecoming
of a well-respected elder-stateman and a former Interim
National Chairman of the APC.
“It is baseless and lacking in substance and merit and can
best be described as figment of Chief Akande`s
imagination.
“We call on all Nigerians and the general public to
disregard such allegations as they are meant to distract the
new leadership of the legislature from concentrating on pa
$$ing legislations that will help to fight poverty, insecurity,
infrastructural decay, and to revive our economy,” said the
statement.

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APC... Scatter!!

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APC...giving us crises instead of change

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