President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki has stated that it is
totally wrong for any elected political office holder to leave service delivery
now and be discussing 2019 general election.
Saraki said 2019 was still a long period for serious minded
politicians to be engrossed with it to the detriment of good governance.
Speaking with newsmen in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital on
Sunday, the senate president said elected public office holders had not met
some of the expectations of Nigerians, adding that they should rather be
committed to rendering services and fulfilling their electoral promises.
Saraki said, “2019 is a long way. Any serious minded
politician that is interested in his people should not be talking about 2019
especially if we want to be honest with ourselves, some of the expectations of
our people have not been met.
“I think it will be insensitive, if we have left that and we
are now talking about 2019. We need to work hard to make sure that we meet
those expectations.
“The economy is already moving in the right direction, which
is why we are addressing the issue of security, which is good. We are fighting
corruption; we need to do more in that area.
“By the time we work tremendously over the next one year, I
think we will be in a position where we can beat our chest and say we have done
well.”
By Ameh Comrade Godwin
