Why We Passed Vote Of Confidence In Saraki - Umaru
Senator David Umaru representing Niger East Senatorial District in the National Assembly has explained why the Senate recently passed a vote of confidence on Bukola Saraki, the Senate president.
Speaking with newsmen yesterday, October 7, in Minna, Umaru said the senators wanted to prove that they were not a rubber stamp, Leadership reports.
Senator David Umaru
According to him, the lawmakers passed the vote of confidence to protect the integrity and independence of the Senate.
Umaru explained that section 50 of the 1999 Constitution and Orders II and VI of the Standing Orders of the Senate empowered the lawmakers to elect their leaders from among themselves.
“The recently concluded election of the National Assembly leaders was purely based on the wisdom and sentiments of the lawmakers to elect from among themselves who they wanted,” he said.
He said it was not in the law that they should elect their leader for a president or a party, adding that it was not a crime for the senators to stand against external forces.
Umaru noted that by that singular act, the senators had exerted their authority.
On Tuesday, September 29, some senators passed a vote of confidence in Saraki, saying they will not bow to forces outside the Senate who were trying to use propaganda to rubbish the leadership.
Saraki is facing a 13-count charge of corruption from the Code of Conduct Bureau. He was arraigned last month before the Code of Conduct Tribunal for an alleged false declaration of assets. Some are of the opinion that his trial was part of the secret plans designed by his “political enemies’’ to get him out of the office.
Last week, the House of Representatives had mandated Dogara to meet with President Buhari over the trial of Saraki and other outstanding issues for the betterment of Nigeria.
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