Senator Saraki, during the APC rally in the town, said eight of the nine members of the National Assembly from the state contributed to the FINANCING of the rehabilitation of the water works
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Saraki said the Peoples Democratic Party-controlled Federal Government has failed to secure the lives and properties of Nigerians
Senator Saraki made this known at the palace of Olofa of Offa during the campaign of his party, the All Progressives Congress, on Sunday
Saraki, in two separate tweets on his Twitter handle: @Bukolasaraki, with the hashtag #FactcheckGEJ, on Thursday asked Nigerians to rate the performance of President Jonathan several months after promising to put an end to violence in the country
No doubt, 2014 has been a year of heightened activity in the individual, social, economic and political lives of Nigerians. We have witnessed our nation struggle through tough times due to our security challenges; in our homes we have struggled through the economic realities that have become so pervasive; in the media we have seen our great nation be skewered internationally for the failed policies of this current administration… Yet, despite all of this, my fellow Nigerians, you must know: with your help, things are about to get better
He defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress when five aggrieved PDP governors left the party to join the APC
He equally hailed the National Leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for his sacrifice and contribution to the development of the party and democracy in Nigeria
Saraki’s presidential bid has sparked widespread excitement across the country in the past few months, with various interest groups urging him to contest the election
He said: “Sen. Saraki will like to state clearly that as legislators, the same way we clamour for politicians not to interfere with the Nigerian Police Force as an independent body, we should not also interfere with INEC
This development does not only give confidence to electorates, it also compels political office holders to perform in order to avoid been voted out; these are good developments for our democracy as a nation
The staff had appealed to the committee members to intervene in their matter because all appeals made in writing to the project’s supervising ministry to pay their 18 months salary had been ignored.
Democracy Day marks the turning point in our history, when we – as a nation – defied all odds and expectations, and chose to rebuild our motherland on the principles adhered to by many nations before us: that the people of a country can stand sovereign over their elected leaders, by exercising their right to choose at the ballot box
At this decisive moment, when Nigeria’s handling of the menace of terrorism has the attention of the international community, President Goodluck Jonathan as the Commander-I-Chief must take advantage of this opening to not only utilize the expertise and equipment from our friends and allies in bringing back the abducted girls – we must take this campaign a step further: we must take the fight right to the door steps and camps of the terrorists
Saraki, in a statement issued in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, by his Personal Assistant, Bankole Omisore, also dismissed an online report linking him with the bid
The five senators are among the 11 that had written formally to the Senate president, informing him of their decision to defect.
However, Mark has refused to read the letter on the floor of the Senate
Saraki said in Abuja that it was important for the letter to be read on the floor to formally inform the Senate of their defection to the opposition
This information was contained in a statement signed by the former Secretary of the PDP in Kwara State, Chief Yemi Afolayan, in Ilorin
Saraki was described by the community leaders as the anointed political leader of the state, warning Chief Clark against further disparaging comments on the federal lawmaker
The 500 beneficiaries of the employment scheme were drawn from the Youth Unemployment Summit held on December 9, 2013, where the senator had a thorough head to head interactive session with unemployed youths in the state
Making the call in Ilorin at a one-day technical youth summit organised by the ABS Senatorial Constituency office for unemployed youths in Kwara State, the representative of Kwara Central Senatorial District and Chairman, Senate Committee on Environment and Ecology, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, said: “There is every need to extend the declaration of state of emergency to youths’ unemployment