Buhari is nobody's stooge- Presidency replies Saraki
Tue Jun 28, 2016 07:42:am National
2.7K By Buchi Obichie
In response to the statement by Senate President Bukola Saraki, insinuating that his ongoing forgery case was proof that Buhari was not in charge of his own Government, the Presidency has released a counter-statement.
President Buhari's Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, issued a statement to newsmen on Monday in Abuja, dismissing Saraki's claims.
The statement said that the allegation was not worth the paper on which it was written, "as anybody can wake from a troubled sleep, and say anything.''
The statement read: "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.''
Senate President Bukola Saraki had released his statement to newsmen, after appearing at an Abuja High Court over alleged forgery of Senate's Rules book.
Saraki alleged that Buhari's Government has been hijacked by people with a nefarious agenda, and vowed to go to jail in defence of Nigeria's democracy.
President Buhari's Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, issued a statement to newsmen on Monday in Abuja, dismissing Saraki's claims.
The statement said that the allegation was not worth the paper on which it was written, "as anybody can wake from a troubled sleep, and say anything.''
The statement read: "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.''
Senate President Bukola Saraki had released his statement to newsmen, after appearing at an Abuja High Court over alleged forgery of Senate's Rules book.
Saraki alleged that Buhari's Government has been hijacked by people with a nefarious agenda, and vowed to go to jail in defence of Nigeria's democracy.
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