Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has activated his exit plan
ahead of the valedictory session of the Eight Assembly scheduled
for the first week of June.
Findings showed that Saraki has already directed his legislative
aides to turn in their handover notes.
It is also gathered that the Senate President stimulated his
exit plan from the upper chamber to ensure “a smooth transfer of
power to his successor next month.”
It is learnt that the valedictory session to mark the end of the
Eight Senate will be conducted in the first week of June while the
inauguration of the Ninth National Assembly is billed to hold on
11th of June.
A letter by the Chief of Staff to the Senate President, Dr.
Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, titled “Handover Notes” addressed to Saraki’s
legislative aides directed them to submit within one month their
handover notes.
The letter said that the aides were required to submit
comprehensive documents detailing records of individual mandates
and assignments to help the leadership of the Ninth Senate take off
smoothly.
Almost all the legislative aides are said to have complied with
the directive.
It is gathered that this is the first time “aides of outgoing
Senate President are preparing handover notes to assist those that
would take over from them.”
The letter reads: “You are aware that the life of the 8th Senate
will terminate in June, 2019, after the inauguration of the 9th
Senate. The 9th Senate will benefit from a comprehensive document
detailing records of our individual mandates and assignments, major
activities undertaken, as well as advice on the consolidating
achievements of the office of the President of the 8th Senate.
“You will please therefore prepare brief handover notes that
should include the following: Name, rank/designation, basic
responsibilities, key achievements under your
mandate/responsibilities, assignments you are currently engaged in,
any other matter you may wish to place on record that will assist
the new Senate.”
Saraki has not disclosed who out of the three front line runners
for the Ninth Senate Presidency he is backing.
The leading contenders for the Senate Presidency include Senate
Leader, Senator Ahmad Lawan, former Senate Leader, Senator Mohammed
Ali Ndume and Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriation, Senator
Mohammed Danjuma Goje, who is yet to officially declare his
intention to run for the position.
Goje’s body language clearly shows that he is interested in the
position of the Senate Presidency.
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