Senate President Bukola Saraki
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senators are taking turns to sleep
over at the National Assembly Complex to prevent a noctunal removal of
Senate President Bukola Saraki by their All Progressives Congress (APC)
colleagues, a senator revealed yesterday.
Senator Philip Gyunka (PDP Nasarawa North) revealed this yesterday
when he presented his letter of intent to contest for Nasarawa State
governor, to the leadership of the PDP in the state..
He said: “I woke up this morning from my night shift and I will
still be going back to my night shift. That is to say we are keeping
vigil.
“We are rotating the shift among ourselves. As regards what
they are saying about impeachment (removal), it is not possible because
the international community is aware of their plot.
“Don’t be discouraged. They will intimidate you as they do to
us. Like myself, I don’t know how many times they have been calling me.
We didn’t know they have come to truncate democracy. But the Senate
president, being a product of PDP, has come to the rescue of the the
situation.
“We are keeping watch on their plans.
“If they want the Senate President removed, which is impossible they must have two third majorities.
“They have been attempting and failing. I know they will still
make attempts but they will not succeed because I know Nigerians will
not allow them to make mockery of the nation’s democracy.
“If you hear a lawmaker speaking, he is speaking the minds of thousands of people.
“How then should someone, who was appointed and has neither
gone to the rural areas to feel the pulse of the people, nor held town
hall meeting be insisting that a man that was duly chosen by his
colleagues be removed at all course.
“Oshiomhole (Adams) should be educated that this is not
unionism. This is an issue that has to do with the Constitution and we
will not allow him to violate it,” he said.
The senator told PDP supporters that he would bring to the office
of the governor the heart of a servant who had known hard times, tasted
poverty and acquired requisite discipline to govern.
“I shall bring the benefit of my vast experience as an
economist, banker, and a legislator at both the state and federal levels
to reform and transform the state.
“I will bring a new vision and new direction to governance that
will be truly democratic, representative and professional to deliver
and redeem the state from its downward descent,” Gyunka said.
State PDP Chairman Francis Orogu said the state chapter of the
party was proud of its representatives at the National Assembly and
would encourage them to maintain the tempo of their loyalty to the PDP.