Media Should Stop Sensational Reports, We also Have Feelings, Bukola Saraki Talks about Media Reports that He Insulted Obasanjo
Category: Nigeria National News
The Media Office of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki has
described a report in which he was said to have replied President Olusegun Obasanjo while speaking to journalists after the presentation
of the newly remodeled and refurbished Senate Press Centre as mere
mischief, misrepresentation and undue sensationalism.
Saraki in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity,
Yusuph Olaniyonu, stated that during the presentation of the press
centre, he was asked only two questions, both of which centered on the
2016 budget. One was on how realistic the budget proposal under
consideration is, in view of dwindling oil price and the other on
whether the details of the Senate Budget will be made open, particularly
in view of the letter by President Obasanjo.
"The Senate President's answer on the first question was that the
success of the 2016 will depend less on oil price but more on the
non-oil and independent revenue and that that is why the Senate will lay
emphasis on the scrutiny of these areas as well as ensure that
leakages are blocked so that the budget can be realized without any
hitch.
"On the second question, he reiterated his earlier position that the
Senate budget will no longer be a one-line item. He said details of the
budget of the National Assembly will be provided for all to see what
goes to what budget head. He urged all Nigerians to realize that
mistakes have been made by all stakeholders in the past and that we
should all move forward by ensuring those mistakes are not repeated.
"In fact his position that mistakes have been made by all of us in the
past was a reference to all stakeholders like political office holders,
the media, civil society, professional and business groups, among
others.
" Dr. Saraki will like to maintain his earlier position that he will
only write a formal letter to President Obasanjo to explain all the
efforts the Eight Senate is making to address some of the issues the
former President raised in his letter to him. The Senate President will
not use any public event or the media to give any direct or indirect
response to the legitimate points raised by the elder statesman and
father of the nation.
" The Senate President further urged the media to refrain from
sensationalism which leads to twisting and misrepresentation of the
position of public officers and therefore further create unnecessary
tension in the polity. The urge to sell newspapers should not override
the need for ethical standard and accuracy in presentation of news to be
maintained. The media should equally be sensitive to other people's
feelings", he stated.
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