Some members of the All Progressives Congress in the senate under the aegis of “The like minds senators”, on Wednesday, assured Nigerians that the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, will work towards the success of the anti – corruption crusade of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.
The senators through a statement by their Coordinator, Dino Melaye, also pledged that Saraki would not in any way, be a stumbling block against Buhari’s anti corruption posture.
They assure members of the public that the 8th Senate under him, would give all necessary legislative support to the administration to fight and reduce corruption.
They recalled that Saraki’s bold steps against the so-called oil barons in the past, indicated that he is committed to anti corruption.
They described as mischievous and totally false, insinuations in some quarters that the election of Saraki as senate president was sponsored and facilitated by some corrupt Nigerians, who are oil barons.
The statement reads in part, ” For the avoidance of doubt, we want to make it abundantly clear that it is totally false, untrue and a calculated mischief to suggest that Senator Saraki’s emergence as senate president was facilitated by oil barons.
“This is a case of calling the dog a bad name so as to hang it. Another blatant lies that can not fly. Senator Bukola Saraki is determined and focused to achieve the Senate targeted legislative agenda and he is committed to supporting President Buhari to deliver on his promises to the people of Nigeria.”
They added that, Saraki, as Chairman of the Senate Adhoc Committee in the 7th Senate, exposed the fraud and mismanagement in the oil sector.
According to them, “Until Saraki’s motion on the floor of the senate, no one was in the picture of the rot in the sector.”
They said, “Surely, Senator Saraki will be the last person the oil baron will want to see as Senate President.
“In that position, Saraki did not only lead his colleagues in exposing the rot in the scheme but made very strong recommendations on how the system could be reformed and made corruption-free.
“Further to this, during the Senate hearing on the missing $20bn, for those who attended the public hearing, Saraki led the onslaught of difficult questions to both the Minister of Finance, Minister of Petroleum and other federal agencies despite being in the ruling party then.
“To this effect, Saraki refused to sign the final copy of the committee’s report but rather put forward a minority report with a press statement that followed suit.
“Saraki also went further to oppose the inclusion of kerosene subsidy in the 2015 budget as well as his opposition to Petroleum Swap deal by NNPC.”(Punch)
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