@bukolasaraki History go judge, true talk. But some of us wey dey watch from outside sabi say wetin una do for that Senate na real service, no be politics, na principle. Thank you for standing firm then.
Thank you, Ekene, for this thoughtful recollection.
What some described at the time as a battle was, in truth, the Constitution working as intended. Checks and balances are the very foundation of the separation of powers on which our democracy rests.
When we scrutinised nominations, questioned loan requests and insisted on due process, it was about the Nigerian people, whose interests the legislature exists to protect.
History will be the judge of whether we got every call right. But I remain proud that we showed Nigerians, by our actions, that the National Assembly can stand on its own feet and has a role to play in moving Nigeria forward.
@FrancisNwaze1 No be small thing when even the party chairman dey talk am open open. Anyone wey don pass through Calabar-Lagos highway or see wetin dey happen for Sokoto-Badagry go understand say Umahi don bring serious energy to that ministry.
@bashir_ashura Sit with that for a second. A government can attack you, and if you dare answer back, THEY can put you on trial for it. That should terrify every single person reading this.
Kwara magistrates declared indefinite strike some days ago over unpaid allowances, salary disparities and what they described as years of neglect. They alleged that a Grade Level 14 magistrate earns less than a registrar on the same grade and that furniture allowances had not been paid since the previous administration.
Yet the Kwara stage government is eager to use the courts against a political opponent while judicial officers within the same state are publicly protesting poor welfare and unpaid entitlements.
So in Kwara you can now face criminal charges for replying to a government that attacked you first? The gov released a statement against Saraki, he responded, and somehow Saraki is the one in court? This is a free speech case, not defamation. Call it what it is.
The Kwara State Gov issued a press statement attacking Saraki’s reputation FIRST. He replied on social media. Now his reply is the crime? Since when did the right of reply become criminal defamation?
@HonorableBayo Instead of fixing security, oga dey busy dey chase court cases and defamation suits.
Which one dey more important protecting Kwarans' lives and property, or protecting Governor's ego? 🤔
At a time when Kwara State should be mobilising every single available resource to protect lives and deliver the basic dividends of governance, the AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq administration has chosen to expend public energy prosecuting Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki.
What a shame.
@ishaqsamaila5 Saraki's Senate aimed to stop this exact problem. Scrutiny was not blocking progress; it was a safety measure. Removing it didn't eliminate accountability; it just shifted where the theft happened.
@ManLikeIcey Saraki has done it all, two-term Governor of Kwara State, then Senate President at the national level, holding down one of the toughest offices in Nigeria for a full term. That's executive experience and legislative leadership, not just one or the other.
@FrancisNwaze1 E good make Borno people see good road wey go connect their communities well well. Insecurity don chase enough people comot for that area, now na time make things return normal small small. Umahi dey work no be lie.