As proof that President Buhari has not quite made up his mind how his cabinet would look, he has indicated that some of them would not be given portfolios, but would in a manner of speaking sit down and look while others worked. He should be embarrassed by his thoughts on the matter. Before assuming office and after, he had enough time to think the matter through. He didn’t. Now, he is foisting the tentativeness that gnaws him on the rest of the country. Has he thought of sponsoring a constitutional amendment to tackle that impediment? And if he has not, has he thought of the political implication for himself and his party in respect of states that will be assigned redundant ministers? The mere thought of it rankles.
While President Buhari was fiddling with his ministerial list, the incorrigible Senator Saraki has persisted in making an ass of his fellow senators, about 40 of whom were reported to have again heedlessly accompanied him last week to the Code of Conduct Tribunal in solidarity. The senators, most of whom are parents, are taking Nigerians and their long-suffering families for granted. If their moral compass is so cracked that their judgement is impaired, shouldn’t they keep their errantry and shamelessness to themselves in their desecrated chamber and with their pained families? They insist Senator Saraki is being persecuted. This is sentimental drivel. If he is, let that fact come out transparently during the trial.
Senator Saraki has done his utmost to avoid trial because he has many demons pursuing him. He should boldly take his punishment like a man, respect the laws of the land, and face trial like the courageous politician he insists he is.
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