President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Monday countered Senator Abdullahi Adamu (APC-Nasarawa West), saying there was no time he ever referred to the Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye, as a “clown.”
Saraki was reacting to the claim by Adamu that the Senate President once referred to Melaye as a clown during a private chat with the ex-governor.
In a statement issued on his behalf by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, Saraki alleged that Adamu had been peddling insults and lies about him and that he had, all along, ignored him out of respect for his age.
Efforts by our correspondent to get Adamu’s reaction to Saraki’s allegations were unsuccessful.
Saraki said, “I have deliberately ignored the antics of Senator Abdullahi Adamu, especially his constant media attack on me and the Senate.
“So far, I had refrained from responding in kind out of respect for his age. However, it seems he has misread my maturity and respect for docility.
“He feels the best way to play his self-survival game and ingratiate himself to the government in order to save his skin is for him to be seen to be fighting Saraki.
“However, I feel his latest statement in an interview with a national newspaper (not The PUNCH) deserves a reaction from me.”
The Senate President pointed out that he could not have referred to Melaye, being a colleague, as a clown, knowing that from available records, “Senator Melaye has so far outshined and has performed better than Senator Abdullahi in terms of the number of bills sponsored, motions raised and contributions to debate on the Senate floor.”
Saraki stated that Adamu’s statements should not be relied upon.
Several calls made to Adamu’s telephone line went unanswered.
Likewise, he had yet to reply a text message sent to him as of press time on Monday.
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