In his efforts to make peace with the Presidency over its distaste on the composition of the senate leadership, Senate President Bukola Saraki, has allegedly resorted to seeking the assistance of emirs and traditional rulers.
In realising this objective, the senate president, has sought the help of the Emir of his home town, Ilorin, Kwara State, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, an aide of the emir said.
President Buhari, since the inauguration of the 8th Senate on June 9, has reportedly shunned Saraki whose emergence and that of his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu of the Peoples Democratic Party did not go down well with the leadership of the All Progressives Congress.
According to the emir’s aide who spoke on condition of anonymity, the senate president has requested some prominent traditional rulers in the state led by Sulu-Gambari, who is also the Chairman, Kwara State Council of Traditional Rulers to intercede on his behalf with Buhari.
It was gathered that the monarchs had wanted to meet with Buhari but could not as a result of the President’s visit to the United States and his recent visit to Cameroon.
The aide also said that this would not be the first time Sulu-Gambari had interceded on behalf of Saraki concerning the senate presidency.
According to him, the Emir of Ilorin before the emergence of Saraki as the Senate President had sent a team of emissaries to the National Leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, with a view to getting the former Lagos State governor soften on his stand against Saraki’s ambition to occupy the exalted position.
He said Saraki is now more worried with the resolution of the leadership tussle in the House of Representatives, where the Speaker, Alhaji Yakubu Dogora, after meetings with Buhari and other APC stakeholders acceded to the party’s decision and announced Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila as the House Leader.
The aide added that Saraki was in Ilorin at the weekend, adding that the Senate President would continue with his mobilisation for prominent stakeholders to smoothen the relationship between him and Buhari.
Edited from Punch.
If they cannot resolve the crisis between them,how will they effect the Change they promised?Na siddon look i dey.
I wonder why in heavens name Saraki has so many enemies and why they cannot forgive him.
I thought the legislature is an independent arm of the govt.
ReplyDeleteSaraki should just keep doing his constitutional duties without trying to be intimated by anyone.
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a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said..
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Saraki should marry zahra for his son and i bet that Buhari will give him all the attention he crave for.....
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Lmao. Buhari will be stupid to listen to the emir of Ilorin. Sulu Gambari is Saraki and Saraki is Gambari.
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DeleteThe change is here
ReplyDeleteHmnnnn. APC should learn a lesson from PDP. A kingdom divided against itself will not stand.
ReplyDeleteI just have the feeling this saraki won't last 4years as senate president u can't betray ur people like that and expect all to go smoothly
ReplyDeleteSaraki is selfish and brought this on himself , should have tried to reach a middle and granted the party's wishes concerning the position of the majority leader.
ReplyDeleteSaraki u never see any tin, betrayer
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ReplyDeleteTheir business really, am wondering why Mr president cannot work with everybody and anybody.
ReplyDeleteWell dat serve him better, evrytin som1 do maybe is good or bad alwz hav is own side of effect dat is what is happen too him now!!!
ReplyDelete*middle ground*
ReplyDeleteHmmm n d pot keep calling kettle black.
ReplyDeleteThese are insinuations. Saraki can never beg Buhari bcos they are elected officers of the party. They are just media hype. That was how the press was saying that Gbaja supporters have left him to Dogaras' camp. At the end if the day he came out to be majority. Infact, is d president that should curry support of Saraki for his govt to succeed.
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