Politics
I Can’t Stay In A Party That Promotes Injustice, Criminalises Opposition Voices – Saraki
Senate President Bukola Saraki has given a green signal that he is dumping the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He said he could no longer stay in a party that criminalises opposition voices and take injustice to another height.
He also stated that the invitation to him by the Police to report to a station in Guzape over the Offa robbery investigation was a mere afterthought which was designed to achieve political purpose.
Saraki, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, late Monday night, stated that he has it on good authority that the Police had already decided on the suspects to arraign in court in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Wednesday, based on the advice of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Mohammed U.E. and that the turn around to invite him was a ploy aimed at scoring cheap political points.
“I have been reliably informed that the police invitation was planned by IG as a ploy to stop an alleged plan by some Senators and House of Representatives members from defecting from the All Progressives Congress (APC). It was also said that if I was detained between Tuesday and Wednesday, that will abort the so-called defection plan.
“While I continue to maintain that the issue of my position on the 2019 elections is not a personal decision for me alone to make, it should be noted that all these concoctions and evil plot cannot deter me. Those behind this fresh assault will fail as I have nothing to do with the robbery incident or any criminal matter for that matter.
“I am aware that following a request made by the Police on June 13, 2018 to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) of the Federation had written a legal advice dated June 22, 2018, in which he stated on page 5, paragraph (f) that “For the Senate President and the Kwara State Governor, this office is unable to establish from the evidence in the interim report a nexus between the alleged office and the suspects”.
“The Police have obviously corrupted and politicized their investigations into the Offa robbery incident. They have turned it into an instrument for the party in power to suppress perceived opponents, witch-hunt issue for blackmailing people from freely choosing which platform on which they want to pursue their ambition and a matter for harassing the people whose exit from APC would harm the chances of the party in the forthcoming elections.
“I want to make it apparent that I have no hand in either the robbery incident or any criminal activity. The Police in their haste to embarrass me sent the invitation to me at 8:00p.m. and requested that I report to the station by 8:00a.m. tomorrow morning. This obviously demonstrated their desperation as I do not see why they are now in a hurry.
“They also stated in today’s letter that because in my response of June 7, 2018 to their own letter written on June 4, 2018, I stated that I was responding simply to the contents of the letter and that the full text of the statement made by the arrested suspects which they claimed indicted me was not made available to me, they were now including the suspects statements in the current letter. Yet, instead of including the suspects’ statements, they only attached two copies of my own letter to the invitation. No suspect statement was made available.
“This plot aimed at compelling me and my associates to stay in a party where members are criminalised without just cause, where injustice is perpetrated at the highest level and where there is no respect for constitutionalism is an exercise in futility and it will fail.
“Once again, my confidence in God and our judicial system remains intact and unshaken. The truth shall also prevail in this case”, he stated.
Anonymous
July 25, 2018 at 6:59 am
I’m impressed you outsmarted your adversaries and cut short the expectation of dictators, but why are you still in the party? Is this the Fulani connection? We are watching patiently.
Anonymous
July 24, 2018 at 11:13 pm
That’s very good of you. You have done great for Nigerians by separating yourself from them.
We salute your courage Sir.
Anonymous
July 24, 2018 at 11:02 pm
Saraki is not a law abiding person, did he respect APC to become Senate president, did he not make opposition his deputy, this is sellout. What has he done to anybody that opposes his view in the Senate. I wish Oshiomhole was the APC chairman in 2015, he would have clipped sarakis wings long ago
Anonymous
July 24, 2018 at 9:19 pm
Good reason
Anonymous
July 24, 2018 at 9:08 pm
Foolish man
Anonymous
July 24, 2018 at 8:55 pm
All I know is that all APC members are criminals.
Anonymous
July 24, 2018 at 8:44 pm
Oga move na, no time…
Anonymous
July 24, 2018 at 8:39 pm
U are the injustice and criminal, I pity Nigerian to even make u wat u are today,idiot.
Anonymous
July 24, 2018 at 6:25 pm
The problem is that all the APC followers knows the truth but cannot admit it thank God is coming out from saraki that APC promotes injustice
Anonymous
July 24, 2018 at 4:42 pm
Buhari has killed beautiful APC long time ago due to his cabal bad advise and Tinubu is a bad egg.
Anonymous
July 24, 2018 at 4:13 pm
True talk my senator… Congratulations
Anonymous
July 24, 2018 at 3:48 pm
U can say that again
Anonymous
July 24, 2018 at 3:24 pm
Is that so I never knew APC is kwarupt like this saraki tell me some more
Anonymous
July 24, 2018 at 1:47 pm
What goes around always comes around, this is just the part one many more are yet to speak up… because nothing last forever.
Anonymous
July 24, 2018 at 12:08 pm
It’s true with this good effort like this, not like b/4
Anonymous
July 24, 2018 at 12:16 pm
what’s this one saying.
Anonymous
July 24, 2018 at 12:40 pm
I replay saraki ok, i show him why reason running a way from APC.
Anonymous
July 24, 2018 at 11:28 am
Sure
Anonymous
July 24, 2018 at 11:16 am
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Saraki should become a course in political science. That guy is too politically smart.
Anonymous
July 24, 2018 at 10:43 am
Police are doing their job , whether Saraki defect or not is a suspect having mentioned by arm robbers as their sponsor , he should honour the invitation and prove is innocent
Anonymous
July 24, 2018 at 7:41 pm
God is watching
Anonymous
July 24, 2018 at 10:28 am
Tell them, no be by force to remain in APC
Anonymous
July 24, 2018 at 10:26 am
Everything about Hausa/fulani is injustice, wickedness, inhumane because of their religion and illiteracy
Anonymous
July 24, 2018 at 10:26 am
Our people have little to no understanding of what governance should be. The police is an institution on its own and should be autonomous in its operations. People are here calling Buhari, do you expect PMB to call the IG and tell him to drop the case against Saraki? then what will that make the president? No, that wouldn’t have been true autonomy to police but t this is. It is not every thing that is political in Nigeria…. let’s learn to recognise and acknowledge that please.