May 22, 2015 : Sunday Aborisade
Dr. Bukola Saraki
The
Yoruba Youth Assembly on Thursday pleaded with the leadership of the
All Progressives Congress to direct their representatives in the 8th
Senate to elect Senator Bukola Saraki, as the next Senate President.
The group, in a statement by its
spokesperson, Mr. Rotimi Opeyeoluwa, said the APC should make Nigerians
proud by presenting to them the best person for the office of the
Senate President.
The
group said, “The APC cannot afford not to give the nation the best from
within its ranks for the post of the Senate President, and with due
respect to other contestants, Saraki is the best man for the job.
“Saraki represents an opportunity for
the Senate to live true to its finest hour since the return of democracy
in 1999. A natural leader with a flair for the welfare of the people,
Saraki will make a definite mark in the annals of our country.
“It is time for a new generation of
leaders to take charge of the Senate. Saraki is in that mould and to see
him lead the Senate would be like watching a grand master in charge of
an orchestra.”
The YYA noted that electing the right
man remained a great task that the recently elected senators must take
cognisance of, on account of the high expectation of Nigerians for
quality governance.
It noted that the required synergy,
which the Presidency would need, must resonate with the thinking of the
leadership of the National Assembly, especially the Senate leadership,
for the strategic partnership needed to forge a sound working
relationship in the interest of the country.
The jostling for senate leadership,
according to the youths, had provoked a floodgate of commentaries on the
suitability or otherwise of perceived front runners.
The group said, “Several names are being
bandied around but one that stands out on account of his level of
preparedness is Senator Abubakar Saraki, the scion of the late strongman
of Kwara politics, Dr. Olusola Saraki.
“Given the majority status of the APC in
both the Senate and the House of Representatives, it is expected that
the party would, in line with the time-tested tradition of both
chambers, elect one of its own as the Senate President and the Speaker
of the Federal House of Representatives respectively.
“For the Senate Presidency, one name
that has remained a recurring decimal in all of the permutations is
Senator Bukola Abubakar Saraki, a political giant by all standards.”
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