Buhari Cant Fight Corruption With Saraki As SenatePresident, Ayo Opadokun #Nekxfresh

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Speaking in an interview with Punch, Opadokun said
despite Buhari’s assurance that he would tackle
corruption,

“Buhari cannot start this ball game
before Nigerians start pointing accusing fingers to
the Senate leadership as represented by Saraki.”

“They will have to explain to Nigerians what
happened to Societe Generale Bank. Nigerians might
have forgotten; they may not even know that under
the chairmanship of Nuhu Ribadu (of the EFCC), the
affairs of Societe Generale was totally investigated
and the results were made available by the anti-graft
body. It was just that somebody – a highly placed
person close to Obasanjo then kept appealing to him
(Obasanjo). He (Saraki) ought to have been
sanctioned a long time ago.”


“When you have that kind of a leader in Buhari and
assisted by his vice, an erudite and highly credible
law professor – a very active one, you don’t need a
Saraki to preside over the legislature. Because in
your fight against corruption, they will have to
rework the laws and regulations upon which these
anti-graft agencies are operating. For example, I
know President Buhari and Prof. Osinbajo will want
to give the agencies full independence to do their job
without any clearance. And that is part of the things
that can help us to win the battle against corruption.


But if the one who has interests to protect is
presiding over the affairs of the legislature, you
should know that you have a problem in your hands.”

Speaking further, he said Buhari needs the legislature
to be on the same page with him but his failure to
secure that with the could spell doom for his
administration. He described Saraki’s emergence as
Senate president as grave offence against his party.


“I cannot see any graver offence any party man can
commit than the kind Saraki had done to the APC;
conspiring with the PDP. And it did not matter to him
any longer whatever other juicy offices that were
available that the PDP was ready to take. And he
believes that he will remain that way? They will
continue to vote as if they have single majority, even
though they cannot have two-third majority. That is
what it seems they are embarking upon. But that will
not help Nigerians.”

The APC plung into crisis following the emergence of
Mr Saraki as Senate president and Dogara as Speaker
of the House of Assembly.