Sen. Bukola Saraki’s victory on Tuesday to emerge Senate president has not been accepted by the leadership of the party, as revealed in a very critical statement yesterday.
Apart from the party’s NWC, a National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has also rejected Saraki’s emergence, saying he cannot recognise the Kwara politician as senate president.
Speaking at the party secretariat today, Tinubu said: “I will never recognise such a kangaroo arrangement that produced Bukola as the Senate President” he said angrily.
“Or how do you want me to recognise a man who deliberately defied his own party because of his personal interest? It is not done anywhere.
“Therefore, recognising Bukola as the Senate President after all he had done to our party today, having gone against the wish and pattern of our great party, honestly will amount to endorsing impunity, and which you should all know I will not.”
He said that for him to recognise Saraki as senate president, he has to show remorse.
“For me to recognise Senator Bukola as the Senate President, he must show remorse for today’s action. He had earlier promised to defy the party and the deed has been done. You don’t do that in politics.
“Personal interest must not override that of the party that beget you. It’s a spoken and silent rule of the game, which all and sundry must abide with” he advised
“I’m not God, but as far as this party is concerned, I’m a leader and I know what is good for the party at the appropriate time.Speaking now is not for the party, but for myself. I cannot recognize Bukola as the Senate President,” he said.
