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In all that鈥檚 happening in Nigeria, the legislative arm is obviously the one failing the most.
From incessant borrowing to the terrible state of network across the country for weeks now to the purchase of Prados at a time when Nigeria is being described as the poverty capital of the world, no one is being questioned or summoned. It almost seems as though the current Senate鈥檚 duties have been reduced to approving loans.
We know the 8th Senate under Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki鈥檚 leadership, would have done things differently.
Every failure of the current Senate (and there are A LOT!!!) reminds me of how effective the 8th Senate under Dr. Bukola Saraki was.
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Borrowing is one thing, showing Nigerians the results is another. This is why I miss Bukola Saraki as Senate President. He understood the importance of oversight and didn鈥檛 just rubber-stamp everything.
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Apparently, mentioning Bukola Saraki and 2031 is enough to make some people forget how to have an objective conversation. 馃槀
I raised a point about bridge-building and political negotiation. Instead of engaging with that argument, some people made their dislike of the man the entire discussion.
You don鈥檛 have to support Saraki. Nobody is asking you to. But if your only response to a conversation about his leadership experience is personal dislike, what exactly are you contributing to the debate?
2031 is bigger than political sentiments. Let鈥檚 argue the issues, not just the personalities.
One thing that makes Bukola Saraki worth considering for Nigeria鈥檚 presidency in 2031 is his ability to build bridges across political divides.
As Senate President, he led a chamber where party differences could easily have stalled progress. Yet, his leadership brought together people with competing interests to work within the same institution. That experience matters.
Nigeria is too diverse to be governed by division, and too challenged to afford endless political battles. We need a president who can engage opponents, negotiate differences and build a coalition around the national interest.
The next president must not just know how to win power; he must know how to bring a divided country together. That is a conversation worth having about Bukola Saraki and 2031.
