Browsing: Abubakar Bukola Saraki

The Senate had last week directed its Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions to investigate Marafa’s alleged offensive remarks against the Senate and by extension the National Assembly in the said interview where he amongst others kicked against the N4.7 billion car purchase plan of the 8th Senate and secrecy of accounts of the entire National Assembly

Furthermore, he noted that as economic diversification is crucial to the success of the nation’s economy, the National Assembly is working to pass laws that will “boost internally generated revenues by plugging the loopholes that exist in our system, and encouraging the small and medium-scale business owners in our communities

According to a statement from the Media Office of the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, this maiden edition of the interactive session is meant to create an opportunity for CSOs to contribute and align ideas with that of the National Assembly in passing an inclusive and implementable budget for all Nigerians

The Senate President held an emergency meeting with President Buhari to discuss the missing budget. Can you imagine? Two of the most powerful leaders in the most populous black nation on earth spent hours of Nigerian time and tax payers’ money to discuss a missing budget. The over 170 million Nigerians, across the globe, should feel insulted

Saraki, while receiving the National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Alhaji Waheed Odusile, and members of the National Executive Committee on a visit to his office, said the 8th Senate would support all programmes of the NUJ aimed at repositioning the media to perform its constitutional duties responsibly

“What is happening is not a war against corruption‎. It is a war against Saraki using corrupt means to hound him to submission. This means however have grievous implication for the proposed anti-corruption agenda of the Buhari administration because you cannot successfully prosecute anti-graft war by selectively targeting individuals

According to the Senate president, the Ooni-elect has so many things in common with the immediate past Ooni, late Oba Okunade Sijuwade, which include but not limited to being widely travelled, exposed, versatile, well-informed and somebody devoted to community service