APC chairman, Adams Oshiomhole
The All Progressives Congress, APC, on Tuesday disclosed that the
party would work with some Peoples Democratic Party, PDP senators, to
have the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki removed from office
with two-thirds majority, according to a report by Nigerian Tribune.
The acting Spokesperson of the party, Mr Yekini Nabena in a statement issued in Abuja, said that “as
Chairman of the 8th National Assembly, Saraki’s decision not to
reconvene the National Assembly done with the support of the Speaker,
House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara further buttresses our
position the Saraki is ever ready to pursue his selfish interests over
National Interest.
This is another brazen display of his penchant for abuse of powers and sabotage of government, however the cost and implication.
“While Saraki and his cohorts continue to postpone their
doomsday regarding the imminent Senate leadership change, the yet-to-be
considered 2019 budget of the Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC) is dangerously delayed.
“Clearly, Saraki’s actions as Senate President now bother on high treason,” he stated.
On removal of the Senate President, the APC spokesperson said that “As
a Party, we don’t believe in inducing lawmakers to achieve our
legitimate goal of removing Saraki as Senate President. We will get the
support of some PDP Senators to get the required 2/3 vote and impeach
Saraki. We are already talking to some of PDP Senators who believe and
support the direction of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration
to achieve our legitimate goal.
“We reiterate our call for Saraki’s immediate resignation as
Senate President. He cannot lead the APC majority Senate. But if he
fails to resign honourably, we will impeach him. The PDP’s propaganda
and the threat of violence cannot save him,” he maintained.
To this end, the party further alleged that, “Our attention has
been drawn to sinister plans by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to
attack some All Progressives Congress (APC) Senators as part of the
PDP’s desperate bid to ensure that Dr. Bukola Saraki clings to the
position of Senate President.
“By this statement, we call on security agents to protect APC
Senators. If any Senator is harmed, the PDP and Saraki should be held
directly responsible. We call on security agencies to also closely
monitor the activities of some PDP leaders including Saraki because the
plan to attack APC Senators is real and imminent.
“We were informed that the plot was hatched in the private
residence of a PDP leader in Maitama-Abuja on Sunday night. The meeting
was attended by 15 pro-Saraki Senators including the Senate President
himself.
“We learnt that the PDP expressed worry over the APC’s Senate
majority and considered several options to stop the APC from taking over
the Senate leadership among which is attacking some APC Senators to
ensure their inability to attend legislative sittings.
“The PDP has recruited thugs for this purpose, we have now learnt.
“During Sunday’s meeting, the PDP Senators planned several
types of attack, one of which is to lure some of them (APC Senators) out
at night in the guise of inviting Senators to a political settlement
meeting and thereafter instigate a violent confrontation during the
meeting and unleash standby PDP thugs on APC Senators,” A source told Nigerian Tribune.
“This revelation has not come to us as a surprise because the
Senate President through proxies has made several failed attempts to buy
over APC Senators with N100million each,” the party alleged.