The Senate Tuesday began its plenary on a dramatic note as 81 Senators passed a vote of confidence on Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki and Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu.
The sudden vote of confidence on the leadership of the Senate which was unanimously adopted by Senators in the chamber appeared to be the anti-climax.
The much anticipated showdown on the floor of the upper chamber failed to come to pass.
The motion for the vote of confidence was sponsored by Senator Samuel Anyanwu (Imo East) and 80 others.
Out of the 81 Senators, 35 are All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmakers while 46 other supporters of the motion are Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) platform.
Anyanwu in his lead debate noted “with dismay the continued harassment of the Senate and Senators, the National Assembly Management and spouses of Senators by security agencies of government.”
He said that the Senate is determined to continue to perform its constitutional duties and responsibilities without fear or favour.
Anyanwu also said that the Senate is resolved to focus on matters of interest and importance to the ordinary people of Nigeria in view of the enormous challenges facing the nation.
He added that; “considering the sustained interference in the internal affairs of the Senate by detractors and media propaganda against the Senate and Senators by selfish politicians.”
He prayed the Senate to resolve to pass a vote of confidence on Senate President, Saraki, Deputy Senate President, Ekweremadu and the entire Senate leadership as presently constituted.
The three prayers were unanimously adopted.
Anyanwu also prayed the Senate “to call the Nigeria Police Force and all other security agencies in Nigeria not to allow themselves to be used by any person or persons to harass, intimidate or blackmail the Senate, Senators and or their spouses.”
The prayer was equally unanimously carried.
Saraki did not allow the motion to be debated.
He said that since 81 Senators endorsed the motion, there was no need for further debate.
The Deputy Senate Leader, Senator Bala Ibn N’Allah who took a bow on behalf other members of the Senate leadership said that they are resolved to work to justify the mandate given to them.
N’Allah noted that the leadership of the upper chamber is poised to carry every Nigeria along as well as to do the needful in the interest of the country.
He thanked those who supported the vote of confidence and assured that the Senate leadership would reflect the confidence vote in all decisions in the Senate.
ReplyDeleteMallam El-Rufai’s political appointments since he became Governor of Kaduna state have had their best share of controversies. My previous articles have properly documented the intrigues in his appointment of characters like Jimi Lawal, a well-known scammer and fraudster, as Special Assistant on Investment. For time and space, I will not retell those here. His more recent controversial appointment which confirms El-Rufai’s role in the whole Chibok Girls’ saga is his appointment as Chief of Staff Madam Hadiza Bala-Usman, the co-founder of the notorious #BringBackOurGirls group that made things difficult for former President Jonathan. A curious observer is made further confused by the fact that apart from the fact that Ms Hadiza is a known All Progressive Congress (APC) supporter, like Mr Jimi Lawal, she is not from Kaduna. Although, a little bit of clarity may present itself when one finds out that Ms Hadiza did not just start doing hatchet jobs for El-Rufai. As a matter of fact, she stood as El-Rufai’s chief agent during the APC primaries in Kaduna. Any curious observer will immediately see the connection… Ms Hadiza is now being handsomely rewarded for her labour of love and for properly acting out her part of the whole Chibok Girls fiction.
At this point let us introduce another character into our story; Ms Oby Ezekwezili. Having lost her hold on power since her stint with the Obasanjo administration and with no other route into the World Bank’s complex bureaucratic structure, she gladly accepted to play a major role for El-Rufai by joining and ultimately leading the #BringBackOurGirls group. Mind you, being an indigene of Imo state played in her favour. El-Rufai, being a smart man, only made Ms Hadiza the founder and Ms Ezekwezili the convener, so that the group is not seen as a Northern ploy against President Jonathan, a southerner. The role of the former Minister of Mines and Solid Minerals is therefore very clear in that regard. Whoever says el-Rufai is not smart needs to invent another meaning for that word.
Let’s now close the circle: “Madam Due process” as Ms Ezekwezili is sometimes called, understood every word in her job description and knew that no mistakes would be permissible under her new appointment. We are all witnesses to how she did her job well and the attendant drama that followed each speech she gave. She is every day on social media campaigning for the release of the fictitious girls. The matter climaxed in the week to the presidential election when Madam Due process’ voice was loudest. In a typical and predictable way, she suddenly became dumb after General Buhari of the APC was sworn in. No one has heard about Chibok Girls or the notorious group led by Madam ‘Due Process’ ever since, all thanks to Mr. Nobody!
At this point, let us look at some unusual coincidences. Just recently, President Buhari had a scheduled meeting with the notorious #BringBackOurGirls group. Should anyone be surprised it was just after that day that the Boko Haram became bolder. They demanded that the Buhari government negotiate with them. One of the conditions which the government appeared to have accepted now is the release of Boko Haram prisoners for the kidnapped girls. What was El-Rufai and Oby’s response to this?
Rather than focusing on his immediate task of governance, he has been more preoccupied witch-hunting a former minister under the GEJ Administration. Perhaps, someone should help us tell him to stop all this attention-seeking tactics and focus on the more serious business of governance. Is he so bent on outshining his bosses, President Buhari inclusive? Why trying to make the President look inadequate? That still reminds me, why is it every time El-Rufai does something no matter how negligible, he beckons to the press to show off? Are we as a people now celebrating mediocrity in the name of performance?
If truth must be told, it is imperative we probe deeply the true intentions of El-Rufai and his relationship with Oby and the #BringBackOurGirls group.
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ReplyDeleteThis is indeed an interesting times in our Nation, glad that all these is now becoming a thing of the past. Honorable Senators , it is time we all pushed all that separate us behind and stand focus to deliver good legislation.
ReplyDeleteNigeria is truly a sick country. This sanctuary of thieves called the Senate passed a vote of confidence on Saraki, a nationally acclaimed rogue and most corrupt human being on the surface of the earth! God cannot be happy with this assembly of thieves. You are passing a vote of confidence on a man who has not even perfored his job. he got elected as the senate President by fraud as usual, opened the Sanctuary of thieves for one day and closed it thereafter on a recess. then he returns on the first day of business and you pass a vote of confidence on him. Tell me, how can God ever forgive Nigeria for what it continues to do to itself? I'm ashamed to be called a Nigerian.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Saraki and Ekweremadu. Our dear Senators well done Sirs
ReplyDeleteA very big congratulations to Saraki and Ekwelumadu well done my amiable senators I am proud of you . We all know that the schemers and the APC warlords will never travail against the will of God for Nigeria. . Let them the put to shame that desires the fall of senate leadership
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