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My relationship with Buhari cordial — Saraki
ON May 31, 2017 3:52 AM / IN News / BY
Nwafor Polycarp / Comments


…Says Senate not working against the President


…Nigeria not ripe for Muslim-Muslim presidential
ticket —Islamic cleric


By Henry Umoru


ABUJA —SENATE President, Dr Bukola Saraki, said,
yesterday, that his relationship with President
Muhammadu Buhari remained cordial, despite what
he described as false claims in some quarters.



He also promised that the Gender Bill currently
before the National Assembly would be fair to all
religious groups and sentiments.


Speaking, yesterday, in Abuja when the National
Executive of the Islamic group, Jamaatu Izalatul
Bidiah Wa Ikamatus Sunnali, JIBWS, led by its
President, Sheikh Mohammed Sani Yahaya Jingiri,
visited him, Saraki debunked allegations that he and
the Senate were working against President Buhari.


He said: “I want to assure you of the good
cooperation between the legislative arm and
executive, led by President Muhammudu Buhari.
“Since the commencement of this Senate, I think we
had about 196 requests from President Buhari for
confirmation of his nominees and we have confirmed
185. I think, we have only rejected 11. By
Mathematics, that is over 90 per cent.


“I want to assure you there is a lot of noise you will
see on the newspaper, radio and social media, please
be assured that the two arms of government are
working closely together, more than in past sessions
of the Senate.


“In January, I went to see and assured him of our
cooperation and we’ve continued to work closely. I
want to assure you as we always say, let us be
judged by our actions and not by talk.


“A lot of people talk, but do something else when you
are not around and loyalty can be best measured by
what people do when you are not around.


“I want to appeal to you now that you are here to
convey the same message to your followers, who
because of social media and the fake news they hear
over radio get the wrong impression that we in the
Senate, the Senate President and the senators are
working against the President. I assure you that we
have a very cordial relationship with the executive.”
Nigeria not ripe for Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket
Meanwhile, ahead of 2019 Presidential election,
leader of the Islamic group, Sheikh Jingirr, noted that
the country was “not yet ripe for a Muslim-Muslim
Presidential ticket. Nigeria was not ripe for such an
arrangement which did not take into consideration
the need for religious balance in the country.”
According to him, all religious interest must be
represented at all times.


The Islamic cleric also commended the National
Assembly for rejecting same sex marriages and
capital punishment, describing them as unIslamic.
He commended the Senate President on his role in
the arrangement that led to the rejection of the
Muslim-Muslim Presidential ticket for the All
Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2015 presidential
elections.


He also urged the Senate President to ensure that the
current Gender Bill reflected the tenets of all
religions.


Sheik Jingiri called on the Senate President to ensure
equality of representations in political appointments
in line with the population of states, while at the
same time ensuring that a cordial relationship exists
between all arms of government for the benefit of
the people.


The leader of JIBWS prayed for the quick recovery of
President Buhari who is currently on medical
vacation in London.

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Be deceiving yourself.....overambitious man

Dis man can eida be loved or hated....

bt hate him or nt his political prowess has increased drastically

Coughs**clears throat#

Even if saraki and dino were caught on CCTV robbing CBN , we would still support them.


A great model for the youths of this country..

We understood your mission, it can be more cordial than expected.. Nobi you Saraki..

*In Mercy Johnson's Voice*



Good for the two both of you.

Where u expecting the relationship to be sexual before..
It's possible ohh...

Lies don full this administration dieee They can lie 4 Nigeria ehnnn

ApolitiCal:
Be deceiving yourself.....overambitious man

Please how is Saraki over ambitious?? If you don't answer then you lie....

obonujoker:
Please how is Saraki over ambitious?? If you don't answer then you lie....

Wait till 2019 and see what will happen