The representative of Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Senator Shehu Sani, on Friday said President Muhammadu Buhari needed to be rescued from some elements around him who do not share his values.
Sani said this on Friday at the second anniversary lecture of Rave FM in Osogbo, the Osun State capital.
He said: “The President needs to be rescued from elements in his government whose activities are antithetical to what he stands for.
“He needs not just prayers but also proactive support to be able to address the weaknesses in his government.
“You cannot know who is a sinner or a saint in this government of change until the government leaves power.
“It was until Goodluck Jonathan left office before Nigerians knew what was happening in that government.
“Sardauna, Aminu Kano, Tafawa Balewa fought corruption through their exemplary conduct in public office.
“They never announced that they were fighting corruption.
“But what do we have now?
“The difference between today’s saints and sinners is that while the sinners have 200 houses, the saints have 100.
“The corruption that we know today is the one which is made public.”
Sani equally spoke on the rumblings in the ruling party at the federal level, the All Progressives Congress.
He said those who helped to instal the party have been left in the lurch, with a former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, a few hours before the commencement of the lecture, leaving the APC.
He also said the National Leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who he referred to as the Lion of the Lagoon, was also complaining.
He said: “Today, Atiku has moved.
“That does not mean that others are happy.
“People who helped enthrone this government have not been appreciated.
“Even simple courtesy has not been extended to them….
“If today the Lion of Adamawa has moved out and the Lion of the Lagoon is grumbling… then know that there are challenges ahead.
“Many who voted in 2015 won’t vote in 2019.”
Sani said the time has come for Nigerians to increase their vigilance through the monitoring of government’s activities.
He said rights activists have since abandoned their activism and left it to the likes of Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charlie Boy.
He said: “Big names in activism have left the streets for Charlie Boy and others.
“Those who are supposed to speak truth to power are playing politics of expediency.
“We have left Egypt but we are not yet in the Promised Land.”
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