…as ex-gov declares presidential bid in hotelJohn Alechenu and Olusola FabiyiThe President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has denounced the last-minute cancellation of the approval earlier granted to Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, to use the Eagle Square for his 2019 presidential declaration. “That square belongs to all Nigerians because it was built with public funds. The Senate President insisted that the “Eagle Square belongs to all Nigerians,” noting that the cancellation sent a wrong message about the tolerance level in our politics. My understanding of national security transcends the stereotype limiting it to the armed forces and other security agencies. The statement read, “We frown on mischievous attempts in some quarters to blame the All Progressives Congress for the inability of a Peoples Democratic Party presidential contestant to secure the Eagle Square for his declaration.

Source: Punch August 29, 2018 23:15 UTC