Senate president, Bukola Saraki has met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Yemi Osinbajo, Muhammadu Buhari and Bukola Saraki at the 55th Anniversary event today.
There had been reports in the media suggesting that President
Muhammadu Buhari had frustrated all efforts by the Senate President, Dr.
Bukola Saraki to see him following the manner the latter emerged as
Senate President against entrenched interests in the ruling All
Progressives Congress (APC).
The occasion of Nigeria’s 55th Independence Anniversary finally
provided an opportunity for Saraki to meet with President Buhari at the
Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Joined by the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, Speaker of the
House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara and the Chief Justice of
Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, the leaders preceded to the
President’s office for small talks after sharing light refreshments at
the venue of the independence ceremony.
In a brief chat with newsmen after the meeting, Saraki spoke of Nigeria after 55 years of independence, saying;
"I am hopeful and confident that the future is very bright. In
the next few years, things will be even better. It will not be business
as usual. We will ensure that the National Assembly will be
people-oriented and will make laws that will make impact on Nigerians."
On his part, the Chief Justice simply said, "We will make it by the grace of God. We are on the right path."
Meanwhile, the one-and-half-hour independence anniversary event
took place at the forecourt of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, decorated
in green and white colours and featured the ceremonial Presidential
Change of Guards Parade.