President of the Senate, Dr.
Abubakar Bukola Saraki has said the insultive statements made against him in
Ilorin by former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the National
Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole and Minister
of Information, Lai Mohammed, were expression of their frustration over the
imminent loss of their party in next Saturday election.
Saraki in a statement signed by
his Special Adviser (Media and Publicity),Yusuph Olaniyonu, stated that the APC
leaders know that their party will definitely lose the presidential and
National Assembly elections on February 16, and that was why in their desperate
mood they were only hurling abuses instead of discussing issues and telling the
people what they will do for them.
“They came to Kwara State to hurl
insults at me and my people, instead of explaining to the people what they want
to do differently and what contributions their flagbearers and other leaders in
the State have made to our various communities to justify the people shifting
their loyalty to their dying party. They promised nothing concrete that will
improve the standard of living of the people and provide infrastructure.
“They have only come to Kwara to
vindicate my position that they have no good plans for Kwara State and its
people. It is obvious that the APC have nothing to offer Kwarans. They
represent nothing good for our people. My problem with them has always been
that after we worked with our people to support them to win in 2015, they
refused to work on infrastructure and other policy issues that can bring direct
benefit to our people.
“As for Tinubu, we have never
expected any good words from him. All his life, he will continue to belly ache
and nurse grudges over my opposition to the Muslim-Muslim ticket idea in 2015.
As far as he is concerned, I stopped him from realizing his ambition then.
However, I believe my action then and now is in pursuit of national interest.
Again, I supported President Buhari in 2015 because I believe he could make a
positive change. I left the party when I realized he lacked the capacity and
the desire to make any change.
“Tinubu on his own part said
though he agreed with me about my assessment of the man, he would continue to
support Buhari even if the man had to govern from the hospital stretcher
because that is the way he ( Tinubu) could become the President in 2023. So,
while my position is premised on national interest, Tinubu’s is based on his
personal interest and ambition. Now that Tinubu’s new speciality is to hurl
insults at people like former President Olusegun Obasanjo and former Vice
President Atiku Abubakar, focusing on me today is okay if it will help him feel
good.
“It is surprising that a man like
Tinubu will be talking about morality and corruption. This is a man whose
disrepute is known both within and outside Nigeria. This is somebody who
personifies everything that is wrong with the Nigerian system. Well, I am not
ready to roll in the gutter with him. Unlike them, I will stay on the issues
that are germaine to national development and the welfare of our people.
“However, let me make it clear
that what Tinubu and his putative party chairman, Oshiomhole did today is to
insult the people of Kwara State who are independent minded, forward looking,
assertive and God- fearing. On Saturday, the APC will be punished for their bad
behaviour. Kwarans will tell them that they cannot take dictates from power mongers,
pretenders and hypocrites. The people of Kwara State will never take dictates
from selfish individuals. Their evil design will be thwarted on Saturday and
March 3”, Saraki stated.
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