Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, Manipulative And Desperate Liar – Saraki

Bukola Saraki, the Senate President, on Monday described former governor of Nasarawa State, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, as a deceptive, manipulative and desperate liar.

Mr Saraki was reacting to statements allegedly made by Mr Adamu, alleging that he accused Senator Dino Melaye, as a “clown” in a private chat with him.

The Senate President who said he had ignored the “antics and insults of Mr Adamu out of respect for his age,” stated that he (Mr Adamu) was nothing but a “compulsive liar and an unreliable man who will do or say anything to suit his situation at any point in time”.

In a statement signed by Yusuph Olaniyonu, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Senate President, Saraki said he could not have referred to Melaye as a clown, “knowing that from available records, Senator Melaye has so far outshined and has performed better than Senator Abdullahi in terms of the number of bills sponsored, motion raised and contributions to debate on the floor.

“Clearly, Adamu’s seven years cannot be compared to Senator Melaye’s three years. Senator Adamu is free to challenge this assertion by showing his records.

“I have deliberately ignored the antics of Senator Abdullahi Adamu, especially his constant media attack on me and the Senate since the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) dusted his file on alleged case of corruption and also went ahead to arraign his son in court. So far, I had refrained from responding in kind out of respect for his age.

“However, it seems he has misread my maturity and respect for docility. He feels the best way to play his self-survival game and ingratiate himself to the government in order to save his skin is for him to be seen to be fighting Saraki, even if that would require him to tell brazen lies and peddle mischief in his old age”.

“Again, I restate that Senator Adamu is a deceptive, manipulative and desperate liar. He only says what suits him as the occasion demands. I urge people to check his contributions on the floor before the EFCC moved against him and his son and they will see that this is a latter day, selfish supporter of President Muhammadu Buhari.

“We know what he was saying about the President and his administration and what should happen in 2019 before then during discussions with our colleagues, particularly the former governors in the Senate. I specifically recall some statements he made on the President and his administration during an official trip we made together to Morocco in March last year. At the appropriate time, we will give more details,” the statement read in part.