Saraki Mourns Wayas, Speaks About How he Consulted Him Regularly as Senate President
Former President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has mourned the passing of one of his predecessors in office, 2nd Republic Senate President, Dr. Joseph Wayas, whom he described as a true statesman and father figure. In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media, Yusuph Olaniyonu, Saraki condoled with the Wayas family, the people of Cross River State, and Nigerians in general over the passing of the erstwhile Senate President, saying that Nigeria had lost one of its most illustrious sons. “My prayers
TAKING THE LEAD: A CONVERSATION ABOUT LEADERSHIP AND FOLLOWERSHIP’ BEING THE ADDRESS OF H. E. DR. ABUBAKAR BUKOLA SARAKI (CON), PRESIDENT OF THE 8th SENATE AT THE OPENING SESSION OF THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION (NBA) ANNUAL GENERAL CONFERENCE HOLDING AT THE YAKUBU GOWON STADIUM, PORT HARCOURT, RIVERS STATE ON MONDAY OCTOBER 25th, 2021
It is a great honor for me to be invited to speak at this esteemed gathering of some of the most enlightened minds in our country. Although my training is in medicine, I assure you that I feel very comfortable to be in the midst of so many lawyers. After all, for the past 30-years, the first person I see every morning is a lawyer. And like most lawyers, she has further complicated my life by giving birth to: mother lawyer. And, perhaps more than
Saraki Lauds Nigerians, INEC on Success of Anambra Polls
Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, the immediate past Senate President, has extended his congratulations to Nigerians, particularly the people of Anambra State, for the successful completion of the gubernatorial elections in Anambra State. This follows the uncertainty and fear that the election would either not take place or be marred by violence. He also urged the people not to overlook or ignore the crucial lessons signified by the election results. Saraki, in a statement signed on his behalf by Yusuph Olaniyonu, the head of his
GROW NIGERIA CONVERSATION
BEING THE OPENING SPEECH PRESENTED BY DR. ABUBAKAR BUKOLA SARAKI, IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT OF THE NIGERIAN SENATE ON THE INAUGURAL SESSION OF THE ‘GROW NIGERIA CONVERSATION’ WITH THE THEME: ‘REVERSING THE FLOURISHING ECONOMY OF KIDNAPPING AND BANDITRY: IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS’ 1. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Let me welcome you to the maiden edition of this Grow Nigeria Conversation. This platform was conceived as a non-partisan, solution-driven, real time Dialogue series designed to bring pragmatic authenticity to the people’s concerns by engaging young people,
COMMISSIONING OF THE STATE HOUSE CLINIC ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING
SPEECH DELIVERED BY IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, DR. ABUBAKAR BUKOLA SARAKI, CON, ON THE COMMISSIONING OF THE STATE HOUSE CLINIC ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING, PORT HARCOURT, BUILT BY THE RIVERS STATE GOVERNMENT ON MARCH 4, 2021 PROTOCOL… 1. Today, I have several reasons to be happy. Many of you present here do not know that just a few hours ago, the Federal High Court, Lagos, gave judgement against EFCC and proclaimed that my property in Lagos was not acquired from the proceed of any crime and
Ondo-Oyo, Herders Crisis: We Must All Work to Douse Tension, Says Saraki
I have watched with concern the recent development in Oyo and Ondo States in which quit notices were given to Fulani herders and there were subsequent burning of the property of the Fulani herdsmen in some parts of Oyo State. These happenings have increased tension and unduly raised the temperature in the country. The ugly development in these two states are symptomatic of the continued threat to the unity of our country that we have witnessed on a higher scale in recent times and in
The Swearing-in Ceremony for Members of the PDP National Reconciliation and Strategic Committee
REMARK BY DR. ABUBAKAR BUKOLA SARAKI, CON, DURING THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONY FOR MEMBERS OF THE PDP NATIONAL RECONCILIATION AND STRATEGIC COMMITTEE AT THE PARTY HEADQUARTERS ON DECEMBER 2ND, 2020. 1. On behalf of all the members of the National Reconciliation and Strategic Committee of our great party which has just been inaugurated, I thank the National Working Committee (NWC) and other leaders of the party who have considered us worthy of this very important assignment aimed at uniting and strengthening our party, the Peoples Democratic
FIVE MINUTE SPEECH DELIVERED AS PART OF THE CELEBRATION OF THE DIAMONDANNIVERSARY OF NIGERIA’S INDEPENDENCE BY THISDAY NEWSPAPERS AND ARISETV GROUP ON OCTOBER 1, 2020.
* Today, I join the Board of Editors and management of THISDAYNewspaper and Arise TV Group in celebrating our dear country on herDiamond anniversary as an independent nation. This type of multi-citycelebration being organised by a media conglomerate is symbolic of theimportance attached to the events of the past sixty years in the life ofNigeria and the future that awaits a country that has often been calledthe giant of Africa. * Writing about Nigeria for a different medium, I have stated that“Whatever anybody writes or
Electoral Reforms and Democracy
SPEECH DELIVERED BY DR. ABUBAKAR BUKOLA SARAKI, IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT OF THE NIGERIAN SENATE AND CHAIRMAN, POLITIEA INSTITUTE ON THE THEME ‘ELECTORAL REFORMS AND DEMOCRACY’ TO MARK THE 2020 INTERNATIONAL DAY OF DEMOCRACY ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 ORGANISED BY THE CENTRE FOR ADVANCEMENT OF CIVIL LIBERTIES 1. It is a pleasure for me to join this great forum focused on how to strengthen democracy and reform the electoral process in our dear country. I believe the issue being examined here today is very apt not
Flashback: The Journey Towards Eradicating Polio in Nigeria
It seems like it was just yesterday when as Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), I chaired an extraordinary session of the Forum which was also attended by Billgates, head of @gatesfoundation to lay out a new framework for the eradication of all strains of the Wild Polio Virus from Nigeria. At the time, Nigeria accounted for more than 50% of the global cases of polio. #ThowbackThursday That session led to what is known as the “Abuja Commitment” – which had the Governors