Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on
Wednesday commended the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki,
for the firm and progressive leadership he has provided for the National
Assembly.
Jonathan, who spoke when Saraki
paid him a courtesy visit at his Maitama Office in Abuja, said the tremendous
support being enjoyed by Saraki from lawmakers in both the Senate and the House
of Representatives testified to his leadership ability.
He thanked Saraki and members of
his entourage for the visit, noting that most of the leaders that came to his
house with the President of the Senate had at one time or the other, played key
roles in his political history and development.
Jonathan said: “Senate President,
let me use this opportunity to commend your leadership abilities. Looking at
what is happening in the country, if not for your strong leadership, probably
the National Assembly would have been in chaos and if the National Assembly is
in tatters, then of course, democracy is gone.
“I am quite pleased with the kind
of relationship you have with the House of Representatives members and how you
have been able to hold the National Assembly together because on the day that
the parliament was invaded, though the target was the Senate, the House of
Representatives members were as active as, if not more active than, the
Senators and that cannot happen by chance.
“What we know is that if there is
an assault on the Senate. Then it is also seen as an assault on the House of
Representatives. If they (House of Representatives members) don’t believe in
you, I don’t think some of them would have taken that kind of risk. That
commitment shows that they believe in your leadership”, he said.
Earlier, Saraki said his visit
was to pay his respect to the ex-president and also to inform him of his formal
return to the fold of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
He said that the present
realities in the country show that all those that love the country must work
together to return the country to the path of growth, fairness, equity and
justice.
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