Buhari Fires Back, Says Saraki’s ‘Government Within The Government’ Allegation Is Ridiculous

This was contained in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina yesterday.

Saraki, in a statement he made shortly after he appeared in court with his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu over allegations of senate forgery, levelled against them by the federal government, had said “what has become clear is that there is now a government within the government of President Buhari who have seized the apparatus of Executive powers to pursue their nefarious agenda.”

But in a swift response, Buhari called on Senator Saraki to come forward with more information on those who hijacked Buhari’s Presidency.

The statement, entitled: “Senator Saraki and the fictive cabal,” read: “President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, claims there is ‘now a government within the government of President Buhari,’ which has allegedly seized the apparatus of executive powers to pursue a nefarious agenda.

“This claim by Senator Saraki would have been more worth the while if it had been backed with more information.

“If he had proceeded to identify those who constitute the government within the government, it would have taken the issue beyond the realm of fiction and mere conjecture. But as it stands, the allegation is not even worth the paper on which it was written, as anybody can wake from a troubled sleep and say anything.

“The Attorney-General of the Federation is the chief law officer of the state. It is within his constitutional powers to determine who has infringed upon the law, and who has not. Pretending to carry an imaginary cross is mere obfuscation, if, indeed, a criminal act has been committed.

“But we leave the courts to judge. To claim that President Buhari is anybody’s stooge is not only ridiculous, but also preposterous. It is not in the character of our President.”