The
Presidency has dismissed the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki’s claim of
having a government within a government that has seized the apparatus of the
executive power as pretentious and imaginary.
The
Presidency challenged him to back his claim with more information by
identifying those who constitute the government within the government.
As
far as the federal government is concerned the Attorney General is the chief
law officer of the state and it is within his constitutional power to determine
who has infringed upon the law and who has not.
The
Senate President had earlier reacted to his arraignment alongside his
deputy at the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja over alleged forgery of
Senate standing rules.
Senator
Bukola Saraki in a statement reiterated his innocence and that of his deputy,
Senator Ike Ekweremadu of the charges filed by the Attorney-General of the
Federation.
The
Senate President claimed that the charges represent a violation of the
principle of the separation of powers between the executive and the legislature
as enshrined in the nation’s constitution.
But
according to the President’s media adviser, Mr Femi Adesina, “Pretending to
carry an imaginary cross is mere obfuscation, if, indeed a criminal act has
been committed, we leave the court to judge.”
Full Statement
President
of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, claims there is “now a government
within the government of President Buhari”, which has allegedly seized the
apparatus of Executive powers to pursue a nefarious agenda.
This
claim by Senator Saraki would have been more worth the while, if it had been
backed with more information. If he had proceeded to identify those who
constitute the “government within the government,” it would have taken the
issue beyond the realm of fiction and mere conjecture.
But
as it stands, the allegation is not even worth the paper on which it was
written, as anybody can wake from a troubled sleep, and say anything.
The
Attorney-General of the Federation is the Chief Law Officer of the state.
It is within his constitutional powers to determine who has infringed upon the
law, and who has not.
Pretending
to carry an imaginary cross is mere obfuscation, if, indeed, a criminal act has
been committed. But we leave the courts to judge.
To
claim that President Muhammadu Buhari is anybody’s stooge is not only
ridiculous, but also preposterous. It is not in the character of our President.
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