“No, you can’t put that blame on me” was essentially the message Senate President Bukola Saraki was trying to pass across when he responded to a tweet this morning.

This Twitter user @irene_achamaja tried to make the Senate president take the fall for Ike Ekweremadu’s emergence as Deputy Senate President despite being a member of the opposition party, PDP.

Okay. So question is why did you sell our " change " to Ike Ekweremadu? Where is it done that an opposition is DSP? https://t.co/YkvKgccFOX

— irene (@irene_achamaja) May 1, 2017

Rather than let the matter slide, Saraki provided an epic response that helped to clarify the matter once and for all, we hope.

If a team refused to turn up for a scheduled match & was consequently walked over, would it be fair to blame the team that turned up? https://t.co/2bHjxAaDlQ

— Bukola Saraki (@bukolasaraki) May 1, 2017

He further explained that the decision made by some APC senators to be absent from the House while the election was held was what led to their own undoing.

I didn't envisage some @APCNigeria members been absent from @NGRSenate especially when clerk already received a proclamation from President https://t.co/2bHjxAaDlQ

— Bukola Saraki (@bukolasaraki) May 1, 2017

Saraki has used the opportunity to deny any speculation that he worked in alliance with the opposition party thereby betraying his own.

I did not do any deal with @OfficialPDPNig . I did not have to because even before they took group decision, 22 or them already endorsed me https://t.co/2bHjxAaDlQ

— Bukola Saraki (@bukolasaraki) May 1, 2017