National Honour: It's Unfair To Deny Saraki His Place in History, CNG Fumes
The Spokesperson for the Coalition of Northern Groups, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman has said the attempt to deny the former president of the Nigerian Senate, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki his legitimate place in history is unfair, unjust and demeaning. Responding to questions by reporters on Tuesday, Suleiman said it is also ridiculous that the current Senate would refuse to include Saraki’s portrait among those of former presiding officers of the Senate in the main gallery of the new Senate building, more than three years after he (Saraki) left office. Reacting to reports that the former Senate President is also deliberately omitted from the list of those to be conferred with various categories of awards by President Muhammadu Buhari as part of a series of activities lined up to mark Nigeria’s 62nd independence anniversary, the CNG Spokesperson said it would be settling a dangerous presidence if the award should be seen to be politicised by the incumbent administratio...