The Federal Government has hit back at the Senate President Bukola Saraki and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, over statements they made last Tuesday after they were arraigned for allegedly forging the Standing Rules of the upper legislative chamber.
The government said it would be better for Saraki and Ekweremadu to either honourably resign or face the judicial process.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, said statements issued by both Senate leaders targeting the government and President Muhammadu Buhari as an individual as if the executive arm was the initiator of the forgery case against them was not acceptable.
Lawal who also signed a statement yesterday said the separate comments by “the two leaders of the Senate also gave this erroneous impression that by their arraignment, it is the entire Senate and indeed, the legislative arm of government that is on trial. They want the public to believe that their prosecution is in utter disregard by the executive arm of government for the constitutional provisions of separation of powers and that preferring the forgery case against them is a vendetta exercise.”
He said the two separate statements conveyed ‘‘messages that are far from being complementary to the person and government of President Muhammadu Buhari.’’
‘‘Senator Saraki in his statement clearly insinuated that Mr. President is not in control of his administration and that a cabal now runs the federal administration.
‘‘On the part of Senator Ekweremadu, he insists that President Buhari is exhibiting dictatorial tendencies that can derail our democracy.”
Although he said the case is in court and the judicial process must be allowed to take its course, Lawal absolved the executive arm of government of blame, saying: “It is important to emphasize that this case involves only the four accused persons and should not be presented to the unsuspecting public as involving the entire Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
-Guardian
*I wonder when this drama will end!
They just want this duo out at all cost
ReplyDeleteCan u imagine the nonsense! At all cost. Try dem and find dem guilty else let dem be for pete's sake!
DeleteIt'll be an honorable thing if they do resign.
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Nigerian politicians do not hear the word resign... Pride will not let them
DeleteI think it is honourable to do so
ReplyDeleteghen gehn ghen. how can it end wen it just started? brace up for more yansh opening.
ReplyDeleteAll these thieves in power should be completely wiped out from Buhari...all of them are bunch of criminals. Ewus!
ReplyDeleteSo Vuharia is clean abi?...
DeleteI mean from Buhari to the least of them should be wiped out. Buhari is a tyranny nah. He is not clean.
DeleteNigerian leaders!!!
ReplyDeleteSmh...Orange is the new black season 4 loading...
Be enjoying Lesbian series upandan...lol..hand of God go soon touch you..
DeleteHmmmmmmmmmmm! APC!!! Nigerian voted for change not dictorship. Have Buhari resigned for failing Nigerians, not keeping his promises and puting them throuw this ending hardship. If there is anyone who is to resign it should be Buhari.
ReplyDeleteGbam!...
DeleteWe have gradually been transformed into a dictatorship Government.
DeleteShut up! What do u know?
DeleteIlliteracy is worrying u, Anon. 10.39. Do u even know what the case is about?
DeleteJust shut up! Many Nigerians are foolish and impatient idiots who don't know what is good for them! You want miracle transformation right? You want Buhari to do in one year what corrupt Jonathan and PDP couldn't do in 16 years. PDP left this country in shambles and it's going to take a while to fix. Buhari's coming in has nothing to do with the failed economy because even if PDP came back, oil prices would have been what it is now, the economy would have still been bad. Buhari's form of leadership is the best, we need a firm hand. Look at what Jonathan's indecision and confused state of mind has brought us
DeleteOlori, u re very STUPID for telling some to shut up!!! Everyone is entitled to their opinion. Useless idiot, and btw what is the lie in that comment above? Madam ITK! What do u really know???
DeleteHow about his WAEC certificate? Has he shown it to Nigerians?
DeleteOsetia..... The final Setting.
ReplyDeleteBuhari should resign for certification forgery. Lawal and buratai for corruption den it will be balanced
ReplyDeleteShame on APC and all others in this government. Bigger shame to all
ReplyDeleteSo this is the game plan by Buhari and Jagaban a man
ReplyDeleteInukwa resign...
ReplyDeleteI'm already bored of this their case. At the End, they'll realize they've been chasing shadows Cus these men ain't going nowhere.
ReplyDeleteUseless set of stupid elements. Resign for what? Wht are they waiting for to impeach dat useless mofo president. Tifnubu and Oyegun with lia would mislead u. Old fool.
ReplyDeleteThey just want them gone at all cost
ReplyDeleteThey should allow Saraki and Ike rest abeg. Ha!
ReplyDeleteNigerians don't know when to resign let alone our leaders.
ReplyDeleteBuhari will soon be impeached. 48 out of the 52 APC senators in the house support Saraki and Ekweremadu. Let us not even talk about the PDP senators. I laugh. PDP is coming back. Change the change. I prefer corruption to this type of change. Nigerians wake up
ReplyDeleteNigeria is no longer a democracy not with this government flagrantly flouting laws and rulings of the land whenever they feel like. People will foolishly applaud saying that Buhari is clearing out corrupt people... but if he doesn't do this within the strict confines of the law, he's lawless and also corrupt. If Buhari's fight on corruption only is for people outside his circle (please don't bring up Umar he was set up from the beginning as a fall guy) then is it really a fight? Is Amaechi on his cabinet not a proven thief? Fashola and his 78M naira website didn't inflate contracts and use public funds for personal gain? What are we saying here?
ReplyDeleteCorruption for the "greater good" is still corruption and he should be called out on it like Ekweremadu did. And anyone who says Ekweremadu is a criminal or forger or whatever and therefore has no right to speak, are you saying a thief cannot point out a kidnapper even if he's stolen before?
A dangerous game is being played out here and as usual when 2 (or 3) elephants are fighting it is the grass that suffers.
Anno 10:39 , I'm sure u are one of them , but get this into ur head , is not too late to implement all their plans and make naija a better place , secondly, this is d kind of dictatorship we need in naija , GEJ soft pedal all in d name of democracy, see where they landed him . This is not uk or America that know their right from left .
ReplyDeletePMB,Pa Muhammadu Buhari,
ReplyDeleteClueless-in-Chief(C-in-C) of the Federal republic of Nigeria never learns.
What happened in 1984/85 is happening right now...
If history is repeating itself then he might not complete his tenure....Deja vu
Nigerians never bargained for this....
But I wonder how Nigerians think o,especially the youths, issues on ground don't need any sentimental whatever, how can people say they prefer corruption to someone who is trying to get things balance, biko the situation and hardship in the economy affect both rich and poor now, that's the way it should be, infact the hardship affects the rich people more sef. Abeg make una think right. Mscheeeew.
ReplyDeleteI don't know you also observed that demented comment, I refuse to exchange word with that loon.
DeleteThief thief resign ooooooo.
ReplyDeleteLearn from true leader is the UK. Not all thes power hungry animals.
If presidency is denying knowing anything about this, who is the FG that is trying them?
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