Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has called on the Federal Government to desist from harassing and persecuting the leadership of the National Assembly.
The former Vice President stated this on Tuesday in a statement he issued to the press where he frowned at the news of the residences of the Saraki and his deputy, Ekweremadu.
Atiku stated that Saraki was once a member of the Peoples Democratic Party and when he defected to the APC, there was celebration and so, it is not against democratic ethos to treat parliamentarians “like common criminals” just because of a “political disagreement”.
He also stated that the APC electoral victory would not have been possible without the senate president and he further state that power which is transient should be use for the benefit of the people and not for persecution of “political opponents”.
Atiku urged the security agencies to lift of the sieges placed on the homes of the Saraki and his Ekweremadu.
He added: “I remind President Muhammadu Buhari of his public words of solidarity to Senator Saraki after his ordeal of malicious prosecution, which thankfully was brought to a halt by the Supreme Court, and I urge him to live up to those words today and always.”
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