Politicians Should Emulate ‘Perfect Gentleman’ Ekweremadu – Saraki
The Senate president of Nigeria, Senator Bukola Saraki has described his Deputy, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, as a perfect example for Nigerian politicians, adding that he is a man every politician in Nigeria should emulate.
Saraki, who was speaking at a thanksgiving service where Ekweremadu rededicated himself to the service of Nigeria and mankind, which was held at the Deputy Senate president’s home-town Mpu, Enugu State, said that their re-emergence as Senate and Deputy Senate president was divinely orchestrated.
Speaking on behalf of the Senate, Saraki said although he had known Ekweremadu in the 7th Senate, he was not too close to him as to get acquainted with him the way he now knows him in the 8th Senate.
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He said: “For we politicians, it is always better to get close to know somebody because in our meetings in the 7th Senate, myself and him were far apart, but in this current Senate, I am the first person to tell a few people that Senator Ekweremadu is a perfect gentleman. You are a perfect gentleman and I repeat that many times and you are a good example for we politicians.
“He is the type of Nigerians that we will want to continue to serve because he only sees things for the good of Nigeria. I am grateful to be working with you and I will continue to assure you that we will continue to work closely for the interest of this great country.”
Speaking earlier, Ekweremadu, while recalling his journey back to the Senate, described his re-emergence as senator and deputy Senate president as an act of God.
“About two years ago, nobody would have believed that we will be here talking about Ike Ekweremadu being a Senator again, let alone being the Deputy President of the Senate. But, by the grace of God, I am today not only the Senator representing Enugu West, but also the Deputy President of the Senate.
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“We went through very tumultuous primaries that almost divided our state along the line, but we thank God that today Enugu is united and peaceful.
“After the elections, PDP lost control of the National Assembly and many people thought we were finished, but we went into political engineering and I want to thank my colleagues for that long night. We decided that when we got to the chamber in the morning, we were going to perform wonders and when the time came for the inauguration of the Senate, I was re-elected Deputy President of the Senate. It was the will of God.”
