A group, Yoruba Youths Congress (YYC), on Friday called on the Senate
President, Dr Bukola Saraki, to resign his position having defected
from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the opposition
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Speaking to reporters in Akure, the Ondo State capital, its National
President, Prince Dapo Adepoju who is also the Chairman, Coalition of
Southwest youths, said it will be immoral for Saraki to continue as
President of the Nigerian senate with his defection from the ruling
party to the opposition.
The youth leader noted that since the APC had majority members in the upper chamber, the minority PDP cannot lead the majority.
He said; “Our call is to ensure that the national assembly is
peaceful, the situation whereby 109 senators will set Nigeria ablaze
because of their selfish interest will not be acceptable by the Nigerian
youths.
“The activities of the 8th assembly under Saraki has been
retrogressive, in fact the present National Assembly is the most
politicized senate since we returned to democratic rule in 1999”.
Adepoju emphasised that the 2019 polls will not be determined by politicians but the electorate who were mostly youths.
He also cautioned the leadership of the APC not to victimise any
personality that defected to another party since partisan politics had
free entry and exit.
He also called on the leadership of the Senate to as a matter of
urgency reconvene for parliamentary business in the interest of
Nigerians.