The Presidency has described insinuation by the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki thatthere is “now a government within the government of President Buhari,” as ridiculous and preposterous.
A statement by the special adviser to President Buhari on media and publicity, Femi Adesina said that Saraki’s claim a cabal has seized the apparatus of Executive powers to pursue a nefarious agenda is a fiction and mere conjecture.
“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 Muhammadu Buhari is anybody’s stooge is not only ridiculous, but also preposterous. It is not in the character of our President.” [myad]
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