Gbagi, who spoke with journalists in Abuja yesterday, said Saraki’s continuous stay as senate president will hurt the integrity of the upper chamber, saying that the international community will not believe in bills passed by Senate under the leadership of Saraki.
The ex-minister, who was also a former chairman of Legal Aide Council , hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for his anti-corruption war and urged him not to spare any corrupt government official.
He said “we have a problem in Nigeria where we don’t have people of honor, dignity and integrity. The mere fact that the senate president has lied by doing anticipatory declaration indicates that he has no business being a senate president living with tax payers money.
“Nigerians will not have faith in anything that comes out of his senate that is shared or presented by that kind of person. The entire international community will not believe in the passage of any Bill under his leadership.
Gbagi added that all the senators who are rallying in defence of the senate president would also be exposed soon, noting that they cannot hold the government to ransom.
Speaking about the pro-Saraki senators and the integrity of the seante, Gbagi said, “Those senators themselves are going to be cleaned out. They think it is business as usual and they think like before they will want to hold the government to ransom, it’s a lie. Nigerians will go to the streets. It’s not going to be possible. We have had too many setbacks in our body polity as a result of criminals, hijacking the reins of government.
“He (Saraki) cannot be seen to sit in that house now as senate president because whatever he does questions the integrity of the entire senate.
When contacted, the special adviser media to the Senate President, Yusuf Olaniyonu, said that Gbagi is a rabble rouser who lacks the locus standi to advise on the matter.
According to him, Gbagi has no say on the issue as he is not a senator.
He added that it is only the senators that can decide who will be their president and call for Saraki’s resignation .
He said, “What’s the pedigree of the former minister? When has accusations turned to convictions, the senate president cannot dignify him with a response,the trial is ongoing and the senate president has not been found guilty, so how can he resign? “
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