Saraki to Jonathan: don’t stifle opposition Former Kwara State Governor Bukola Saraki has urged President Goodluck Jonathan not to stifle opposition states. Jonathan last week, while hosting outgoing Anambra State Governor Peter Obi, warned opposition state governors to stop abusing him and the Federal Government or they would lose many things. Saraki, now an All Progressive Congress (APC) senator, told reporters at the weekend in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The senator, who expressed doubt that the president could have made such a statement, urged leaders to respect their oath of office. He said: “The president said that? He said that? I don’t even know what to say. What I just want my own people, in Kwara and Nigerians in general, to know is that they should take sentiment out of these issues. What we are talking about in Nigeria today is not whether you are a Northerner or otherwise, Yoruba man or Ijaw, Christian or Muslim. We should not allow sentiments. “Even if a state governor and the president are not on good terms, the nation and the constitution that we all swore to uphold should be the guiding principle. I will be surprised if he said that. I’m sure the president couldn’t have said that. Maybe he was misquoted. I hope he will deny it very soon. It is not a statement that should come from him as the president of a country like ours.”
Posted on: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 14:02:37 +0000