The new Senate Presidemt Dr. Bukola Saraki, says he remains loyal to the All Progressives Congress, having contributed to the building of the party.
He denied the insinuations that he’s nurturing aspirations to defect to the Peoples Democratic Party, that collaborated with him, to emerge Senate President.
In a statement issued by his media office on Wednesday, June 10, Saraki, also commended President Buhari for remaining committed to his stance of non-interference in National Assembly politics.
He said: “This shows that Mr. President is a man of great conviction who, in his own words, belong to everyone and to no one.”
The statement further said: “It is just cheap blackmail by political adversaries who want to call a dog a bad name in order to hang it. And those making such desperate allegations should remember that I willingly left the PDP on matters of principles when the party was in power. Is it now that the party is out of government and in opposition that I will now return having worked so hard for my party in the last general elections.”
“Our country is going through a very trying times. We have the challenge of insecurity in the North East. The massive problem of youth unemployment and general economic challenges occasioned by the falling oil prices in the international market and the consequential fall in revenue.”
“All these are coming against the huge public expectation that propelled our party into office. We have pursued our legitimate aspirations appropriately. Now that the issues have been settled, we need to move on in the larger interest of our people, without whose mandate we would not have been in a position to aspire to these positions in the first place.”
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