Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown. It is a fact
that Senator Bukola Saraki seems to have learned as Senate President.
He, however, soldiers on with a determination to imprint a legacy
The year 2015 marked the transition of two Senates. The roller
coaster years of the David Mark Senate came to a swift end following the
failure of his Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to produce the required
majority in the Senate election of March 28.
However, the supposition that the end of the PDP hegemony would lead
to the supremacy of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the 8thSenate
was soon dismissed following the failure of the APC to cobble the
required unity. In the face of the crisis that engulfed the APC during
the National Assembly leadership election, the PDP slipped in and worked
out an alliance with a faction of APC senators loyal to Senator Bukola
Saraki to enthrone Saraki as Senate President against the wish of the
party leadership and reportedly, President Muhammadu Buhari.
As quid pro quo, the PDP got one of its own, in the person of Senator Ike Ekweremadu as Saraki’s deputy.
FILE: SENATE CHAMBER DURING THE INAUGURATION OF THE 8TH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY IN ABUJA ON TUESDAY (9/6/15).
Saraki, contested the position against Senator Ahmad Lawan, APC, Yobe
North and emerged victorious against the will of his party, the APC,
which had directed all its senators to queue behind Lawan in the
contest.