President Muhammadu Buhari has faulted Senate President Bukola Saraki over his claim that a cabal has hijacked the government.

Buhari in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina said the allegation was a mere invention of Saraki and “is not even worth the paper on which it was written, as anybody can wake from a troubled sleep, and say anything”.

According to the President, “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.

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“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”.

Buhari was reacting to Saraki’s claims after he was charged before a Federal High Court in Abuja, for allegedly forging the Senate rules used for his election and that of his Deputy, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, last year June 9.

Saraki, who boasted that he was ready to go to jail,
said what was going on right now portended danger
for Nigeria’s democracy, because in his view, the
independence of the legislature had been jettisoned
with the alleged forgery trial.


See Here: Buhari’s government hijacked by selfish persons – Saraki Says