PORT HARCOURT – The Informed Youth Political Forum, a non-governmental organisation, on Monday called on the incoming Senate to support Sen. Bukola Saraki’s candidacy for its president.
The National Coordinator of the organisation, Mr Tokunbo Olateru-Olagbegi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt that Saraki’s choice would guarantee the independence of the Senate.
‘’As an informed group, we have done an independent assessment, reached out to Nigerians, sampled opinions and we are guided to tell the 8th Senate that Nigerians have explicit confidence in Sen. Bukola Saraki to pilot its affairs.
“The choice of Saraki will not only guarantee the independence of the Senate, it will help to rejuvenate it and make it more responsive to the yearnings of Nigerians,’’ he said.
Olateru-Olagbegi said the legislature was a vital arm of the government that needed a leader with proven record and respect and could correct the executive arm.
He said the Senate needed a leader who would put the National Assembly on a good standing before Nigerians and the international community.
“Saraki comes out tall in this regard. We urge the 8th Senate not to make it business as usual where the decisions of the Senate will be taken in the Presidential Villa,’’ he said.
The coordinator said that Nigerians needed a robust Senate that could take decisions to strengthen the nation.
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He said that any arrangement that excluded the minority would not be good for the nation’s polity because it could generate bad blood and lead to marginalisation.
“Any change without a sense of justice will never meet the needs of Nigerians.
“Saraki’s experience, exposure, international reach, political sagacity and brilliance are central to redefining the National Assembly. We need to get it right. Saraki is the choice of Nigerians,’’ Olateru-Olagbegi said. (NAN)
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