THOSE 84 SENATORS WERE NOT CHANGE AGENTS- THEY SHOULD BE SACKED !

ZION B-BC NEWSLETTER. A Publication of the Zion Faith Bible-Believing Church, Kpeyegyi, Abuja Nigeria. [VOL. 4. NO 115. 25 October, 2015.} “…ONLY The Truth, Will Set You Free! (John.8:32).

THOSE 84 SENATORS WERE NOT CHANGE AGENTS – THEY SHOULD BE SACKED!

Although the revolutionary wind of CHANGE has enveloped and overwhelmed the Nigerian nation and its people over the past four months, June-October, 2015, it seemed like legislators of the Upper House of the National Assembly have developed thick skin and therefore immune to both the physical and spiritual wind of transformation, reorientation and character reformation! Of the three arms of government, both the Executive and the Judiciary have become CHANGE-compliant, with the exception of the Legislature which has no choice but join the band wagon of the change train as quickly as possible to ensure the effective and righteous administration of every Nigerian’s dream! Nigerians can no longer be fooled to believe that Senators at the “Red Chambers” of the National Assembly were sincere in the discharge of legislative duties because the progress so far recorded to confirm ministerial nominees forwarded by the Executive arm of government were purely in conformity with the 1999 Constitutional Provisions which could not faulted and not a favour to Mr. President, although they would want the uninformed to believe their gimmick! We can authoritatively inform our readers that outside of public glare, a devious plan had been hatched to keep over two-thirds of the “most distinguished Senators” on the side of the “SOLITAIRE” - lone game player who strongly believed that he held all the ACES and his reasons were not far-fetched – a rooster has perched on the rope and both the rooster and the rope are now on edge – for as long as the Senate as presently composed maintained status quo – APC will swim in troubled waters! The night which preceded the “coup-de-grace” that threw up Abubakar Bukola Saraki as Senate President, nocturnal meetings of strange bed fellows within the rank and file of the two major political parties dominated the night vigil during which ungodly DEALS were concluded, OATHS of ALLEGIANCE and SECRECY were administered and the ripple effects/outcome of that inglorious night are now playing out! The ruling party had to be very diplomatic in dealing with Bukola Saraki and his accomplices who had asserted that the latter’s multiple travails were both witch/wizard hunting by the former to remove the incumbent Senate President from office in view of the surreptitious manner through which he assumed office with the tacit support of the PDP opposition in parliament! The past administration of the last 16 years was still desperate to remain in power at all cost and did not waste time to grab an opportunity to be relevant as Senate Deputy President, major principal officers and also to position its members for “juicy” offices of the numerous Senate Standing Committees that would be appointed by the Solitaire game player! When the amiable wife of Senate President, was invited by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), for interrogation in respect of many petitions of fraud, corruption and shady contracts against her, more than 20 “most distinguished Senators” of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, abandoned their duty post at the NASS and opted to join the solidarity motorcade of Mrs.‘Toyin Saraki to answer to the charges against her as Governor’s wife for eight years – 2003-2011! They also waited outside the EFFC’S premises in the scorching heat of the sun for the over eight hours of the lady’s interrogation while the Senate’s image maker who led the “august” delegation, when chided on the social media, said he had no qualms about his action because he was there as a friend and a “private investigator” to ascertain the accusations against ‘Toyin Saraki who was alleged to have channelled State funds into accounts she controlled through her non-governmental organisation – “Well Being Foundation Africa” (WBFA)! While as a Senator on the floor of the hallowed chambers Bukola Saraki was invited by EFCC for interrogation over accusations of corruption, misappropriation of State funds and abuse of office as a former Governor of Kwara State and he never attracted a motley crowd but very recently as Senate President, when he had to answer to charges of false declaration of assets by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), 84 distinguished Senators followed him to the venue on solidarity grounds! Does it not amount to a conflict of ideology if the very people who should propagate the concept of CHANGE turn around to resist it? Did you remember that the 83 Senate “coupist” plus Bukola Saraki who was assisted to achieve his inordinate ambition as Senate President were majorly the mixed multitude who swiftly jumped ship from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), into the All Progressives Congress (APC) shortly before the 2015, only for their selfish reasons which are now very glaring for the down-trodden masses to see! Check out the antecedents of those two-thirds who are backing the Senate President against Party supremacy and discipline – they consist of those who are under the investigation and searchlight of EFCC, ICPC and those who are waiting for their turn to be invited for interrogation; they are ex-governors, ex-ministers, ex-commissioners, ex-state and federal legislators of the lower house; and some dubious business men who have criminal records! They are also super-rich Nigerians who have immensely benefited from crude oil blocks and who cared less about other citizens who could barely make ends meet andlanguishing in poverty and squalor! Would you not agree that it was high time these super-rich Nigerians publicly declared – like Mr. President, the magnitude and largesse of their immense wealth especially their SEVERANCE ALLOWANCES for all Nigerians and the WORLD to evaluate! Our major concern now is for the new APC Government of Change to also move swiftly into action to rectify all anomalies through an improved CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM (CJS), which will ensure faster an impeccable law enforcement and investigation, a rejuvenated prosecution and court system, right to counsel and a jury trial; and also the probation or incarceration period in the prisons and correctional centres since every suspect is assumed to be innocent until proven guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction! CJS will serve as the litmus test to ensure justice to all citizens irrespective of class or position in the society and in addition render equal opportunity to every suspect in areas of defence before judgement was reached! The tripod institutions of: (1) Law enforcement Agencies,(Police) (2)The Court System, and (3)The Correction Institutions (Prisons); must be synergized to work in unison as a team for speedy, investigations of crime to gather evidence, identify and use such against suspects who are presumed to be innocent; professionally weigh such evidence to determine if defendant was guilty beyond all reasonable doubt and for the Prisons to perform as correctional centres during probation or incarceration of convicted persons! We also suggest that throughout the entire process, all constitutional provisions and protections should be employed to ensure the rights of accused and convicted persons were respected so that the Criminal Justice System would be embraced as being sacrosanct and there would therefore be no need for accused persons to seek unnecessary and very nauseating court injunctions which have turned out to be clog in the wheel of progress of JUSTICE! For starters, the RECALL provisions in the 1999 Nigerian Constitution be swung into action by the Electorate from the 84 Districts of the distinguished Senators in question and Senate Clerk be instructed to cancel their sitting allowances for all periods of absenteeism as surrogates of the Solitaire! The doctrine of requisite punishment for every infringement or default against the laws of Nigeria should not recogognize segregation! Anyone who defaults should be speedily apprehended, prosecuted and punished or released if found innocent in order to deter would-be offenders! THIS WILL REPRESENT THE DESIRED CHANGE YEARNED FOR BY ALL NIGERIANS! AMEN.

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