Some key loyalists of Senate President Bukola Saraki Tuesday met with the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
On the delegation were Senate Leader Ali Ndume, Senators Dino Melaye and Monsurat Sumonnu.
Ndume who led the delegation told State House correspondents that there was no big deal about their coming to the Villa.
According to him, with the ongoing debate on the 2016 budget, there would be more consultations with the Acting President.
He also dismissed speculation that the visit could have something to do with the trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki by the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT.
His words, “It is not new for people to read meaning. Are you saying that the Senate President should be convicted before the trial?
“In our constitution, you are considered innocent until proven guilty
The Senate Leader said, “This government is our government. I am the Senate Leader in this government, so my coming here today is not supposed to be a new thing. My coming here should even be more regular.
“This is not the first time we are coming here. But this is the first time we are having the Vice President as acting President. That is one of the reasons why we are here.
“This is because we are setting a new example. During the previous government, the President will just go and leave the place blank.
“But this time around when our President goes for a few days, he transmitted to all Nigerians that the Vice President is to act as the President. So we came for the regular consultation. There is nothing new about it and we will be doing more of this.
“You should expect me to be coming here. Now we have the budget as work in progress; we have we have the new Money Laundering Bill before the Senate, we have many things we are looking at. We have come to come and consult on these.”
