It is yet to be seen if the ruling government and the party intend to come out stronger from the trial of Senator Bukola Saraki
Olawale Olaleye
“Because of the inordinate ambition of one man and lust to be the Senate President by all means, Saraki ignored the President, the Vice-President, APC governors, Senators, House of Reps members etc to sacrifice the unity of his party. Senator Saraki compounded the problems of APC, and mounted a major road block for its smooth take-off considering that it is just coming to power after 16 years in opposition.
“This man put spanners in the works and initiated a serious internal crisis within the ruling party that nearly made Nigerians who massively voted for APC to begin to lose hope. Saraki and his gang of 40 thieves devastated the master plan of our great party to choose the right people to serve as the Principal Officers in the National Assembly.”
Those were some of the words of the Lagos State Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the gaseous Joe Igbokwe. His clearly unguarded but instigated position has further compounded fears if this whole drama of trial is all about the fight against graft or sheer power game.
The choice of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki as the scapegoat of President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-graft crusade may have been circumstantial as it is made to appear; it is however curious – from all indications. Although President Buhari may have been inconsistent with the modus operandi to the extent of his inaugural speech, it appears evident that the trial is more political than a genuine resolve to unravel any wrongdoing and establish justice.
