The senate president Dr Saraki denied insinuations that he
had a plan to defect to PDP, describing the insinuation as “absurd and
laughable.”
“It is just cheap
blackmail by political adversaries who want to call a dog a bad name in order
to hang it. And those making such desperate allegations should remember that I
willingly left the PDP on matters of principle when the party was in power. Is it
now that the party is out of government and in opposition that I will now
return, having worked so hard for my party in the last general elections,” he
queried.
He affirmed his
commitment to the APC, saying he remains a loyal party member and a leader of the
party who is committed to contributing his quota in building the party and
helping it to deliver its promise of change to the Nigerian people.
He urged all members
of the National Assembly to put politicking behind them and settle down for the
proper business of legislating.
“Our country is
going through a very trying times. We have the challenge of insecurity in the
North East. The massive problem of youth unemployment and general economic
challenges occasioned by major fall in revenue – all these against the huge
public expectation that propelled our party into office.
“We have pursued our
legitimate aspirations appropriately. Now that the issues have been settled, we
need to move on in the larger interest of our people without whose mandate we
would not have been in a position to aspire to these positions in the first
place,” he noted.
He stated his
readiness to embrace every member of the senate regardless of their political
leanings in the just concluded leadership election at the Senate.
Culled from Leadership
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