The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, on Thursday said the ongoing trial of the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, had nothing to do with the politics of the ruling All Progressives Congress.
He said since the issue had to do with law, Saraki would have his day in court.
Gbajabiamila spoke with State House correspondents shortly after he and some members of the House of Representatives met behind closed door with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
He denied any current leadership row in the National Assembly.
He said, “Everything that has a beginning has an end. I don’t think and I don’t know if there is any leadership crisis in the National Assembly.
“I am not sure at what you are alluding to; I am not in the Senate. But the little I understand is that there is an issue involving the Senate President. That has nothing to do with the APC.
“That has to do with the issue of law and I am sure the Senate President is being represented and he will have his day in court.
“If the matter comes up, I don’t think it is an APC issue; it is not an APC issue at all. There is no crisis, not in the House.”
On the reported political solution to resolving Saraki’s problem, Gbajabiamila said he would not comment or promote unsubstantiated reports.
He said since the problem is a legal matter, he could not fathom how such matter would be resolved politically.
He however added that if that was the case, he might not know.
The House Leader also ruled out the possibility of the constitution of House committees causing crisis.
“It would be handled by members of the House. The correct thing is that justice is done, equity is done and once that is done, then there is not going to be a problem,” he said.
While describing his visit to the President as a routine one, Gbajabiamila disclosed that issues bordering on budget and others were discussed.
He said, “This is just a routine visit to Mr. president; one arm of govt visiting another arm.
“You know the important role of the House, I being in charge of government business in the House, we discussed the issue of budget and a few other House keeping matters to further cement the relationship between the House and the President.
“Absolutely, we understand the logic of the zero budget. Unlike the envelope budget system, which had issues under the best circumstances. Zero budget where everything starts from scratch, they have to justify every penny.
“It is part of the government efforts to block leakages and the House is in firm support.”
He also added that the House was solidly behind the President on his ongoing anti-corruption war.
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