The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole on Wednesday mocked Senate President, Bukola Saraki for losing his re-election bid.
He said though the ruling party had
been planning to impeach the Senate President, it was better his
constituents retired him politically from the Red Chamber.
He
spoke with State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja
after congratulating President Muhammadu Buhari who was declared winner
of last Saturday’s election by the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC).
Oshiomhole also pointed out that there was
apprehension before the February 23 presidential election over who was
going to win the election.
He said President Buhari’s statement
that the ruling party should be magnanimous with the victory was what
was expected of a statesman.
According to him: “Even in victory,
he sowed humility and hand of fellowship to those who share commitment
to the future of Nigeria and contested against him. But in every race,
there would always be a winner.”
Apparently referring to Saraki,
who lost his bid to return to the Senate, Oshiomhole said: “People who
came to the senate with less than a 100,000 votes and began to hold the
country to ransom, their own people have recalled them home.
“While we were saying that we will impeach them, their people said they would rather bury them.
“Politically, now, they are out. It shows the power of democracy, it’s a leveler, an equalizer.
“You cannot be bigger than the people. Our people say that a
politician is likened to an Okro tree. It should never grow taller than
the person who planted it.
“And those who plant the political okro tree are the Nigerian people. I think, a couple of lessons have been learnt.
“This game is for those who are humble, those who believe in the people. There are no dynasties, the people are the sovereign.
“When
they borrow you the power, remember, it is only lend to you, and it
will expire, and it will require renewal. If you don’t behave, thy will
remove you.”
On false prophesy about Nigeria, he said: “For those
analysts who have been active since 1999 in his fourth republic, this
is the most keenly contested election and my joy is that first, in the
electioneering season, given all issues about security in Nigeria, there
is no incident of terrorists attack except one or so in maybe Yobe or
somewhere. That for me, to God be the glory.
“The second is
people who had predicted that Nigerians are going to fight, are going to
war and that we are preparing for a Second World War. I am sure again,
they have been put to shame.
“I know that Nigerians believe in
their country, we appreciate our friends but we also know that those
friends will never accept us as citizens of their country.
“The
only country we cannot be deported, the only country we don’t need visa
to stay, no matter who you are, no matter what you do, is Nigeria.
“It
is the only home we can truly call our own. Even for those who have
multiple passports of various nationalities because their real country
is Nigeria.”
Source:- Thenationonlineng
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