ABUJA—SENATE President, Bukola Saraki, yesterday, responded informally to former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s letter to him last week, blaming all past leaders since 1999 for the woes the country is presently facing.

Saraki said rather than blame an individual, all past leaders of the country since the return of democracy in 1999 were culpable of the present economic problems of the country.

He insisted that all public office holders in Nigeria since 1999 , were involved in one way or the other, in the mistakes of the past that led the country to the present political and economic mess.

The Senate President spoke while responding to questions from journalists on the alleged secrecy of the National Assembly’s budget and corruption leveled against it by former President Obasanjo in a recent letter.


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He noted that it was wrong for anybody to hold an individual or group of people solely responsible for the mess of the past.

Saraki said rather than trading blames on the woes afflicting the country now, what was needed from all stakeholders was a collective participation of all for the good of all Nigerian.

He vowed that details of the N115 billion National Assembly budget on section by section basis, would be transparently put into the public domain this year as against the practice of one item in the past.

He said: “We’ve all been here since 1999 up to the recent past when things were not done right; we are all part of it. I was there, you were there, every other political office holder in different capacities were there as well.”

“My own view from the 8th National Assembly is that the time for collective participation for the good of all Nigerians is here with us in line with the change mantra of the present administration . We are all on the same page for things to be done differently.

“I think what we need now from all stakeholders , is more of cooperation, encouragement and participation as oppose to trying to hold one person responsible for the mistakes of the past that we are all part of .It is clearly not the right thing needed now.

“I Appeal to you , appeal to all Nigerians that we should work together just as I assure you all that we will do well here in NASS to practically complement the change agenda, ‘’ he said.


Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/02/blame-obasanjo-other-leaders-for-nigerias-woes-saraki/

OBJ, the biggest thief of all time.

The season movie has started... Ndi ojoo

Like Obasanjo like Saraki... Obasanjo to Nigeria as Saraki is to Kwara State.

See looter sef dey talk.

Stop blaming yourselves. Put heads together and restore the glory of Nigeria.

Saraki spoke well. OBJ's EFCC and ICPC for his 8 years' rule should have reduced corruption to almost zero in this country. Saraki should now look ahead into Future and cooperate democratically and righteously with PMB to remove whatever corruption and conspiracies that remain in the Nation. God bless Nigeria.

hmm!!! Saraki has accepted the blame in part but OBJ is still acting saint. It is wa for una!

Really. Look below and click

No man is an island! OBJ time is near.

Funny the journalist says "after the return of democracy to Nigeria"... How manage when the same military thugs borrowing billions from WORLD BANK are still presiding as "President (OBJ. GMB)

So much for the return

Yes u are right,But also blame saraki for kwara woes. Because he and his late father destroyed kwara state beyond recognition. As old as kwara state there are no meaningful infrastrucural development their. All in the name of saraki and his family. Also blame saraki for Societal General Bank woes. Saraki inherited stealing/corruption from his senior brother obasanjo

madridguy:
Ok

leave the past for Buhari to probe, face the future by first reduce your criminal renumeration.

agreed starting from 1983

Which way Nigeria, blames all the way......

I know you saraki, you're the one behind our woes in kwara state. All we need in kwara state is freedom

i hate it wen people like Obasanjo accusses odas of corruption.Person wey dem don suppose put for prison tey-tey.Anyway Nigeria is a joke and Obasanjo is a comedian.

Until all these dudes stop recycling themselves and relatives in the governance of this great country the same old song will never seized from their mouth and also the masses.
I am tired of them all, what about you?

This boy no know him level ooooo.Make Obasanjo siddon on ur matter,you own don finish be that ooooo.I expect those(coughing) to support you but you are going down alone.

Saraki is right tho. Obasanjo is to Nigeria as Saraki is to Kwara state.
We've had the wrong set of selfish people in different position of leadership in the past and even presently.
Btw, it is high time OBJ stopped his holier than thou atitude.

Hmmmm

Our politicians have devised a clever way of taking attention away from themselves. Saraki better blame himself for his case at CBT

OBJ sef

True talk