President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola
Saraki, claims there is “now a government within
the government of President Buhari”, which has
allegedly seized the apparatus of Executive
powers to pursue a nefarious agenda.
This claim by Senator Saraki would have been
more worth the while, if it had been backed with
more information. If he had proceeded to identify
those who constitute the “government within the
government,” it would have taken the issue
beyond the realm of fiction and mere conjecture.
But as it stands, the allegation is not even worth
the paper on which it was written, as anybody
can wake from a troubled sleep, and say
anything.
The Attorney-General of the Federation is the
Chief Law Officer of the state. It is within his
constitutional powers to determine who has
infringed upon the law, and who has not.
Pretending to carry an imaginary cross is mere
obfuscation, if, indeed, a criminal act has been
committed. But we leave the courts to judge.
To claim that President Buhari is anybody’s
stooge is not only ridiculous, but also
preposterous. It is not in the character of our
President.
FEMI ADESINA
Special Adviser to the President
Media and Publicity
June 27, 2016
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