Senator representing Oyo North in the Senate, Senator Abdulfatah Buhari on Tuesday stated that Senate President Ahmad Lawan’s comment on the ‘Asaba Declaration’ was his personal opinion and not that of the Senate.
Lawan, had cautioned the Southern governors against “regionalism” while speaking with newsmen at state House.
He said elected leaders ought not to champion such calls but rather concentrate on working hard to first restructure their states before asking the Federal Government to do so.
Senator Buhari while addressing newsmen in Abuja, said the Senate President, like every other Nigerian, was free to express his opinion on national issues.
He stated this while speaking to reporters after Senate plenary on Tuesday on his motion, asking the Senate to probe the recent killing of civilians by men of the Nigeria Customs Service in Iseyin, Oyo State.
He said, “The Senate President is entitled to his opinion anytime. I am entitled to my opinion. What is my business with his comment and what is his own business with my comment? How can I be angry with another person’s comment?
“He did not say he was talking on behalf of the Senate. He said if you are talking of restructuring, let us start from you. Go and meet your local government chairmen, listen to the judiciary, House of Assembly.
“If I stand here in the Senate, I am immune even against the Senate President or the president of the country. You dare not as member of the House of Assembly to talk against your Governor”.
