The All Progressives Congress said it has
uncovered a sinister plot hatched by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
to attack APC Senators as part of a desperate bid to ensure that Dr. Bukola
Saraki clings to the position of Senate President.APC publicity secretary Yekini Nabeena made the
claim in a Statement Tuesday in the wake of the indefinite postponement of resumption
by Saraki and Speaker Yakubu Dogara. The two houses were scheduled to
reconvene today for consideration of urgent national matters.
“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 have 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. Our source privy to the
meeting informed us.
“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.
“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
threat of violence cannot save him,” the APC said.
The APC also described the decision of Saraki not
to reconvene the National Assembly as high treason.
“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.”
Source: NAN
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