Withdrawal Of Charges Against Saraki, A Recipe For Advancement Of Democracy – Atiku

Former Vice President and chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar described the Federal Government’s decision to withdraw the criminal charges against the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, as a recipe for the advancement of our democracy.

He stressed that the move by the government of President Muhammadu Buhari is an indication that the government values the much-needed cordial relationship between the Executive and Legislature which would is in the interest of the nation.

A statement by his media office in Abuja today, Friday quoted the former Vice President as saying that the decision of the Buhari government is “a wise and timely move.”

Atiku, who holds the traditional title of  Turakin Adamawa, said that it is only in the situation of harmonious, cordial and corporative relationship between the three arms of government that real progress and development can take place in the polity.

Atiku was particularly happy that the decision came at the time like this when everybody should be mobilized to tackle the current economic difficulties in the country, and get the nation out of economic recession, adding that the two vital arms of the government needed to eliminate all issues that would promote strife and mistrust.

According to him, political crisis does little or no good in a democracy, even as he advises all individuals and political forces in the country that still have issues to come together and resolve their differences for the good of the nation and the APC.

Describing President Muhammadu Buhari as a statesman and a Man of Peace, Atiku said that the decision by the Executive to end the disturbing allegations against the Senate leadership has opened a new page in the relationship between the Executive.

The former number two man noted that President Buhari has never been comfortable with actions or issues that unnecessarily heats up the polity, even as he advised the National Assembly to reciprocate the spirit behind the resolution of the impasse by stepping up its collaborative efforts with the Executive arm of government in the arduous task of fixing the nation’s broken economy and infrastructure. [myad]