SENATE PRESIDENT EXPOSE THE REAL PEOPLE RULING NIGERIA
SENATE
PRESIDENT EXPOSE THE REAL PEOPLE RULING NIGERIA
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trending now disclose how the Senate President and presidential aspirant of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Bukola Saraki, yesterday regretted the
happenings in Aso rock, the seat of power in Nigeria since 2015 with a verdict
that cabal and not President Muhammadu Buhari was in charge of the most
populous black country in the world.
He
recalled that Nigerians voted the President with the hope that Buhari would
effect positive change in the country, but lamented that the people have been
shortchanged by the cabal who continue to hold sway in power.
Saraki
who was accompanied by Senator Rafiu Ibrahim, Senator Abiodun Olujinmi, Captain
Idris Wada, Dr. Doyin Okupe and Muhammed Wakil, made the remarks while
addressing PDP delegates in Oyo State during a meeting where he solicited for
their votes ahead of the October presidential primary of the major opposition
party in the country.
He said
the few influential world presidents who had visited Nigeria under the present
administration did not stay beyond a few hours because they were convinced that
their host did not understand their mission or contributed to discussion as
expected.
He also
said that Nigeria lacked the progress it deserved because voting patterns were
determined by religion, language and ethnicity instead of capacity and merit.
Saraki
said, “Over the years, we have made mistakes in electing people based on
sentiment. Yes, it is time we correct it. We will correct it because we are
capable. Over the years, we have voted for people based on religion, the
language they speak and where they came from in Nigeria. We need people who
have the courage, capacity, ability and determination.
“I have
shown over the years, particularly in the recent years that one has the
opportunity of leadership, that I have the capacity to take Nigeria forward.
The countries that have done well did so not by bringing leaders by chance but
because they looked for capable leaders. It is time to pick such leader.
“The
president we have now does not understand leadership. We have endured him for
more than three years but it is the same thing. Nigerians voted for him
(Buhari) but cabal is ruling the country. That is not what democracy means.
This time, let us look for who can do it. In Nigeria today, we do not have
unity. What we need in the present world is digital president.
“When
your president sits with world presidents, he should be able to understand what
they are saying. That is why presidents who have visited the country did not
stay more than a few hours. But when they know that their host understands
them, they will stay longer and explore investment opportunities in Nigeria.”
Saraki
said he considered Oyo State his home because his paternal grandmother was from
Iseyin area of the state. He added that the state’s priorities would be
protected if he became the president.
“I am
happy to be back at home. This is my home, this is my state. By the boundaries
that we share between Oyo and Kwara States, compared to other aspirants, it is
just a stone throw to travel from Oyo to Kwara State, and they will know that
their next president is just next door.
On my
father side, my grandmother came from Iseyin here in Oyo State; the same town
where the PDP chairman in Oyo State comes from, so I know that I have captured
a delegate with me. I am sure that many aspirants have come but now that your
own has come home, there is nothing wrong in telling them your son has come so
that Oyo can have someone that will protect its priority,” he said.
