The
Senate, on Sunday night, released a statement ruling out the possibilities of
removing Senate President, Bukola Saraki, before the end of his tenure, in June
2019.
The Senate disclosed that some
highly placed persons are bent on removing Saraki as the Senate President.
Chairman, Senate Committee on
Media and Public Affairs, Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, who made the confirmation to
Journalists in Abuja, said any plot to remove Saraki from office would fail,
because the Lawmakers had no problem with him.
Abdullahi revealed that in the
build-up to the emergence of the National Assembly presiding officers in 2015,
the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, had backed Ahmad Lawan for the
position, a move that was opposed by the Lawmakers who later elected Saraki.
“Nobody can remove Saraki. We
elected him, and we are not ready to remove him. From day one, they never
wanted Saraki. What we are saying, is that the right to choose the Senate
President lies with Senators, and we have chosen our Leader.
“From
everything he has been doing as Chairman of the National Assembly, and as
President of the Senate, he has provided stability. He has not only brought
this to the National Assembly, but the entire country. The true face of
democracy is the Parliament, and since Saraki came in, we have not failed this
democracy”, Abdullahi said.
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