Saraki, Jubrin threatened with recall

A group known as the Kwara Youth Stakeholders Forum (KYSF) has threatened to commence the process to recall Senate President Bukola Saraki over the continuous face-off between the National Assembly and the Federal Government of Nigeria.

Charles Olufemi Folayan, the group’s president noted in a statement that the rancour between the National Assembly and the Federal Government was coming from bigwigs of the same political party and wondered why this should be so.

Folayan regretted that Saraki’s stewardship in the Senate has so far been unimpressive. He said that KYSF is worried that bills of public interest such as Local Government Autonomy Bill, Audit Bill including first-line charge for Auditor General of the Federation, Bill for Special Anti-Corruption Court, among others were yet to receive much-need attention from the upper chamber of the National Assembly under the leadership of Bukola Saraki.

Folayan said further in his statement: “We are disturbed by the frequent face-off between the Senate and the executive arm of government which is affecting the whole nation and requires the attention of all Nigerians, considering its adverse effect on the masses”.

“We are cognisant of the separation of powers in a democratic setting, but it is shocking to see the legislative and executive arms of government formed by the same political party playing opposition between themselves in the name of separation of power.”

Meanwhile, the suspended member representing Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency of Kano State in the House of Representatives, Abdulmumin Jibrin, is also facing threats of recall from the lower chamber over alleged disrespect to the leaderships of the All Progressives Congress and National Assembly. Already hundreds of constituents are reported to be collecting signatures to commence his recall.

Salele Bushasha, one of the arrowheads of the recall, said during a rally at Agric Show Ground in Bebeji Local Council of the state, that they have “…. compiled all necessary documents and we are heading to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the 30th of this month to officially kick-start the process.”

Bushasha regretted that Jubrin did not see it necessary to apologize to the leadership of the House of Reps. He declared: “Instead of him to go back and beg for his reinstatement at the House, he leaves our representation as vacant as it appears, “