Senate President Bukola Saraki
says he knows the ministers, governors who sponsored the protest against the
national assembly.
Saraki said this on the floor of
the senate on Tuesday after Barnabas Gamade, senator representing Benue
north-east, drew the attention of the lawmakers to a protest.
Protesters had stormed the
national assembly, demanding the resignation of Saraki and Yakubu Dogara,
speaker of the house of representatives, over the alterations to 2018 budget.
They also kicked against
constituency project of lawmakers but Saraki said the projects have a way of
ensuring unity, equity and justice in the country.
The senate president reiterated
that funds for constituency projects are not given to the lawmakers and it was
the executive who implements them.
“For Nigerians being used –
people are taking advantage of the poverty in the country and what is saddening
about it is that those who are doing this are those who are part of government.
This does not help the unity of the arms of government,” he said.
“Mr President needs to
investigate this and call to order – there is no secret in this. If you go out
there, those boys will tell you where they are collecting the money from; the
minister giving them the money, the governor that is giving them the money and
these are governors, ministers in the same ruling party.
“So, I rarely don’t understand
how they will promote unity with these kind of things. There is need for these
kind of activities to stop. If keep weakening this institution, it will hurt us
down the line when we need them. Those showing, rascality irresponsibility
should be called to order because they are taking advantage of these young
ones.
“If there is something wrong with
the implementation, it is the executive. We don’t award the contract, we don’t
release the money. Those behind the protest should desist; we know who you are,
it is not in the interest of the unity of this country.”
Earlier, Isah Misau, senator
representing Bauchi central, said those sponsoring protests against the
national assembly are people close to President Muhammadu Buhari.
“This demonstration you are
seeing outside is organised by a serving minister. It is a product of a sitting
government,” the senator said.
“A lot of money was to be used on
the national assembly to declare that seat vacant. These same people looking
for the seat of Mr President are now the good boys around the president. The
people that want to bring you down.”
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