While his emergence as senate president proved a mastery of political manoeuvrings and cunningness, his manner of control of Nigeria's upper legislative chamber appears clearly Machiavellian, one that broods no opposition.
As Nigeria's Senate President, Bukola Saraki has ensured that neither his ruling party, the All Progressives Congress, nor President Muhammadu Buhari, can have any substantial slice as far as the control of the upper legislative chamber is concerned..
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