Responding to Obasanjo’s comments, the Senate said. yesterday that it was not prepared to join issues with the former president. Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi simply said in a text message that “Senate has no Comments.”
But reacting to former President Obasanjo’s comments on the National Assembly over the budget, Chairman, Senate Committee on Culture and Tourism, Senator Matthew Urhoghide, PDP, Edo South said that the former President must apologize profusely to the Senate.
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/07/padded-budget-lawmakers-to“I believe former President Obasanjo has premised his denigrating comment on the on-going sordid accusations on 2016 budget between Hon Abdumumuni Jibrin, the erstwhile Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations and the leadership of the House of Representatives.
What is going on in the media is indeed disgraceful if actually the mentioned House members did the padding of the 2016 budget. I and others in the Senate deserve and demand unreserved apology from Chief Obasanjo for casting aspersions and denigrating our individual integrity and the institution we represent.”
Senate Deputy Minority Leader, Senator Emmanuel Bwacha, tongue-lashed Obasanjo, saying that if anyone should condemn others on corruption, it must not be Obasanjo.
In a text message to Vanguard, Senator Bwacha said Obasanjo “lacks moral authority to speak on corruption.” Obasanjo should act as a father and elder statesman – Anyanwu
Also reacting, Chairman, Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, PDP, Imo East, said:
“The way former President Obasanjo is going about the whole thing is not good. He is an elder statesman and a father to all of us and with this position in the society, he should invite the leadership of the National Assembly, raise issues with them and advise where necessary.
He should be able to manage the situation by advising both the Executive and the Legislature. He is a father to all, he should not blow up issues at the moment. We all need one another for the development and growth of this country.” If lawmakers are corrupt, they would have amended constitution for Obasanjo’s 3rd term – Mrakpor
The member representing Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency of Delta State, Joan Onyemaechi Mrakpor said that if the lawmakers were thieves as alleged by the former President, they would have collected his gratifications for his third term bid. She said: “He is a very elder statesman. In my place, you can’t correct an elder and my bible says if an elder tells you what you don’t like, you won’t stay outside to correct him. I want to believe that he didn’t say that. If members of the National Assembly were rogues, they would have amended the constitution for his third term.
They would have taken the benefit of what would have come to them for amending the constitution for our father to remain in office for 12 years.” Also speaking the member represent Egor/Ikpoba Federal Constituency of Edo State, Ehiozuwa J. Agbonayinma said calling members of the National Assembly thieves was personal opinion of the former president, but it was also an indictment on him as a former president.
He said: “I will want him to face the real issue which is that under his watch, Chief Bola Ige and Chief Harry Marshal were killed.” He also said that the former President that allegedly parades himself as a saint should account for the $16 billion power project fund and numerous tax payers money that were allegedly wasted during his administration.
“It was under his watch that money meant for us to have constant power supply was wasted and Nigerians were shortchanged. Nigerians can attest those that are criminals, rogues and thieves and those that are not.
“The former President had all the ample opportunity to make Nigeria among the leading nation but unfortunately he didn’t use the time that God has given to him to ask for forgiveness that during his time thousands of Nigerians were killed…” the death of elder statesmen, Bola Ige and Harry a Marshal to unearth those that were involved in their murder.”
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