The first official statement credited to Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki as his acceptance speech following his controversial emergence as Senate President on June 9, omitted the word corruption, or ‘thieving’, the preferred word for corruption by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
How to tackle corruption was one of the wars proclaimed by All Progressives Congress (APC) before election and on assumption of power. The Federal Government has hit the ground running in the prosecution of the fight, but Saraki subtracted the task out of his arsenal.
In the pronouncement on that day, Saraki spoke loudly and extensively on his vision for the new Senate and how it would make laws that would enable the country to renew its infrastructure, reform the oil and security systems as well as to boost agriculture.
He talked about the change the people have been waiting for, the responsibilities conferred on him by the new position and the autonomy of the National Assembly.
The act of omission or commission of the corruption fight in Saraki’s inaugural statement, or reference to it, has somewhat exposed his antipodal disposition as a politician whose body may be in APC but his soul in PDP.
It could also mean, and this is of great concern, that the Senate President is afraid of his past, but more importantly, he is uncertain about his future.
It could reveal also that the man is saying at the onset that he is opposed to the fight against corruption, in contrast with his party’s agenda, or that it is not his priority, or that governance should continue to be business-as-usual.
Since that pronouncement, political observers have been watching with keener interests what his next political permutations would be.
Saraki came to the earth literally with a silver spoon in his mouth and he did not delve into politics by accident although he …Read More
Source:: New Mail
