Adams Oshiomhole, national
chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says Senate President Bukola
Saraki’s loss shows that he has been buried politically.
Oshiomhole spoke with state house correspondents
at the presidential villa in Abuja on Wednesday.
Although the national chairman did not mention
any name, it was clear he was referring to the senate president.
Saraki, who
represents Kwara central senatorial district under the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP), lost to Ibrahim Oloriegbe of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Oloriegbe polled 123,808
votes to defeat the incumbent senator who secured 68,994 votes in the election.
Oshiomhole said although
the ruling party had plans to impeach Saraki, the people decided they would
rather “bury him.”
“Let’s also say to be
honest that as much as we want to be magnanimous in victory, there are couple
of things that have happened, that show that the Nigerian people know how to
reward those who are extremely arrogant,” Oshiomhole said.
“People who came to the senate with less than a
100,000 votes and began to hold the country to ransom, their own people have
recalled them home. While we were saying that we will impeach them, their
people said they would rather bury them.
“Politically, now, they are out. It shows the
power of democracy, it’s a leveler, an equalizer.”You cannot be bigger than the
people. Our people say that a politician is likened to an Okro tree, it should
never grow taller than the person who planted it.
“And those who plant the political okro tree are
the Nigerian people. I think, a couple of lessons have been learnt.
“This game is for those who are humble, those who
believe in the people. There are no dynasties, the people are the sovereign.
“When they borrow you the power, remember, it is
only lend to you, and it will expire, and it will require renewal. If you don’t
behave, thy will remove you.”
Oshiomhole also spoke
highly of President Muhammadu Buhari’s acceptance speech, saying nothing less
is expected of a statesman.
“I think Mr. President’s
statement is what you expect from a statesman, that even in victory, he sowed
humility and hand of fellowship to those who share commitment to the future of
Nigeria and contested against him. But in every race, there would always be a
winner,” he said.
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