Statement on Commencement of Trial at FCT High Court

Abuja, Nigeria,---Today we the leaders of the Nigerian Senate reiterate our innocence against the charges filed by the Attorney General of the Federal Government of Nigeria at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on the allegations of forgery of the Senate Standing Rules document.

In our view, the charges filed by the Attorney General represent a violation of the principle of the Separation of Powers between the Executive Branch and the Legislative Branch as enshrined in our Constitution. Furthermore, it is farcical to allege that a criminal act occurred during Senate procedural actions and the mere suggestion demonstrates a desperate overreach by the office of the Attorney General. These trumped up charges is only another phase in the relentless persecution of the leadership of the Senate

This misguided action by the Attorney General begs the question, how does this promote the public interest and benefit the nation? At a time when the whole of government should be working together to meet Nigeria’s many challenges, we are once again distracted by the Executive Branch’s inability to move beyond a leadership election among Senate peers. It was not an election of Senate peers and Executive Branch participants.

Over the past year the Senate has worked to foster good relations with the Executive Branch. It is in all of our collective interests to put aside divisions and get on with the nation’s business. We risk alienating and losing the support of the very people who have entrusted their national leaders to seek new and creative ways to promote a secure and prosperous Nigeria. As leaders and patriots, it is time to rise above partisanship and to move forward together.

However, what has become clear is that there is now a government within the government of President Buhari who have seized the apparatus of Executive powers to pursue their nefarious agenda.

This latest onslaught on the Legislature represents a clear and present danger to the democracy Nigerians fought hard to win and preserve. The suit filed on behalf of the Federal government suggests that perhaps some forces in the Federal Republic have not fully embraced the fact that the Senate’s rules and procedures govern how the legislative body adjudicates and resolves its own disputes.

Let it be abundantly clear, both as a citizen and as a foremost Legislator, I will continue to rise above all the persecution and distraction that have been visited on me. In the words of Martin Luther King Junior, “the ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at a time of challenge and controversy”.

I will remain true and committed to the responsibilities that my citizenship and my office impose on me. Without doubt, the highest of those responsibilities is the steadfast refusal to surrender to the subversion of our democracy and the desecration of the Senate. This is a cross I am prepared to carry. If yielding to the nefarious agenda of a few individuals who are bent in undermining our democracy and destabilising the Federal government to satisfy their selfish interests is the alternative to losing my personal freedom, let the doors of jails be thrown open and I shall be a happy guest.



Signed
Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, CON
President, Senate of the Federal Republic

Buhari’s administration is losing focus

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too much story...cant he allow dele momodu to write on his behalf again?

Just resign and save yourself from a mistake than cannot be reversed. It would be the greatest shame to end a brilliant political career with a criminal conviction.

We are not pretending about this. You cannot outsmart your masters, or try to outshine them and survive.

#Law1 #48LawsOfPower

he has survived.... he's going nowhere!

fulanimafia:
Just resign and save yourself from a mistake than cannot be reversed. It would be the greatest shame to end a brilliant political career with a criminal conviction.

We are not pretending about this. You cannot outsmart your masters, or try to outshine them and survive.

#Law1 #48LawsOfPower

fulanimafia:
Just resign and save yourself from a mistake than cannot be reversed. It would be the greatest shame to end a brilliant political career with a criminal conviction.

We are not pretending about this. You cannot outsmart your masters, or try to outshine them and survive.

#Law1 #48LawsOfPower

people like you are the reason this world is full of evil. So if your master is dull,clueless and useless, he should keep leading you. God will jugde all of you evil hypocrites who see nothing wrong in the mission Buhari has for Nigeria. I love Karma. A new government will come in 2019. They will take revenge on behalf of all that Buhari is persecuting now!

My brother Saraki, u are a man. Many would have given up but u are still standing. After they could not substantiate the allegations of false declaration of asset for the past one year now, they are now going through another window. God will continue to give u victory as u stand to defend d mandate given to u. U have risen above partisanship to embrace even d opposition so as to form a good team to deliver d dividend of democracy by making sure that despite d fact that ur party is in governance , the principle of separation of power still stand. God bless u and keep u all d way against those who hate u.

Who was duller, more clueless, useless and corrupt than the Otueke ineffectual buffoon? Were you not killing yourselves to ensure he continued the cluelessness till 2019? If you seek the face of evil find a bright room and look in the mirror.

President Buhari means well for Nigeria and will deliver beyond all expectations. By Q1 2019, Nigeria will have enough petroleum products to satisfy our entire national demand and will resume becoming an exporter of refined products (thanks to Dangote's refinery and other government initiatives), earning us forex and boosting the value of the Naira. Thanks to the massive gas projects being built as we speak, our power supply will be better than we have ever had since post-independence. These are not stories or dreams but hard facts that I can provide technical details and pictorial/documentary evidence to prove. In short, Buhari will disgrace you with his success; only the myopic, unintelligent, uninformed and hate-filled are blind to this reality.

Swerve and find a bucket for your tears of hypocrisy.

naijaboy756:
[s]people like you are the reason this world is full of evil. So if your master is dull,clueless and useless, he should keep leading you. God will jugde all of you evil hypocrites who see nothing wrong in the mission Buhari has for Nigeria. I love Karma. A new government will come in 2019. They will take revenge on behalf of all that Buhari is persecuting now![/s]