SCREENING: MURIC COMMENDS 9TH SENATE

31^st July, 2019

PRESS RELEASE:

SCREENING: MURIC COMMENDS 9^TH SENATE

An Islamic human rights organization has commended the leadership and members of the 9^th Senate for confirming all 43 ministerial nominees of President Muhammadu Buhari after screening them.

The commendation came in a press statement issued by the Director of the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), Professor Ishaq Akintola, on Wednesday, 31^st July, 2019. The statement described the 9^th Senate as progressive, dynamic and patriotic.

“The speedy clearance of nominees, the early completion of the exercise and the confirmation of all the 43 candidates is an indication of better things to come. This 9^th Senate means business. It is people-friendly and truly Nigerian. Above all, it is progressive, dynamic and patriotic.

“This is a clear departure from the circus which Nigerians mistook for a senate in the last four years. The 8^th senate was a monumental disaster. Hypnotised senators abandoned critical national issues to troop after their president who was facing charges at the tribunal. Nominees were scape-goated and rejected out of spite. It was clear from the first day that the 8^th senate was here to frustrate the war against corruption.

“The graft-loving 8^th senate refused to confirm Ibrahim Magu, the head of Nigeria’s anti-graft agency. Nigeria’s budget was delayed for seven months! The 8^th Senate was an unmitigated failure, a senate of comic characters and pathological liars, a senate of professional sleepers-on-duty, a senate of budget-padding experts whose members were only good at harassing women and spending 19 hours on tree tops.

“In conclusion, we congratulate the new Senate president, Senator Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan, for bringing light to replace darkness. We commend him for his cool-headedness, maturity and statesmanship. We urge him to remain focused and to continue cooperating with the executive for a better and greater Nigeria. We appeal to members of the 9^th Senate to think more of Nigeria in their deliberations.”

Professor Ishaq Akintola,    

Director,

Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC)