ABUJA- CRISIS rocking the All Progressives
Congress, APC , over the selection of
principal officers for the Senate, Tuesday
deepened as the meeting of the caucus
members of the party in the upper
chamber ended in deadlock.
At the meeting of the Senators to address
the problem, some senators engaged in
physical combat bringing the meeting to an
abrupt end.
According to a source, the parley held
behind closed door in Meeting Room 3:01,
had about 40 Senators in attendance as
Senator Danjuma Goje, Gombe Central, led
the group loyal to Senate President Bukola
Saraki, while Senator Barnabas Gemade,
Benue North East, led the group loyal to
Senator Ahmad Lawan.
Declaring open the meeting, Saraki said, “I
appeal to you all to let us do those things
that will unite us than do those that will
divide us. For me, I am ready and desirous,
as colleagues to work with all of you in
order to provide that focused leadership in
the Senate and National Assembly as an
institution.
Despite Saraki’s appeal, a source told
Vanguard that the position Senators loyal to
the Senate President proposed that principal
officers must emerge through an electoral
process, conducted by Zonal caucuses,
which will then present winners to the
Senate President by Tuesday, for
announcement at the plenary, the next day.
The Unity Forum, a group of Senators loyal
to Senator Lawan, however, disagreed,
insisting that only names nominated by the
APC leadership for the offices must be
adhered to.
There was a melodrama when Senator
Kabir Marafa, Zamfara Central and Senator
Tayo Alasoadura, Ondo Central were
involved in fisticuffs over their opposing
positions.
Vanguard gathered that Senator Rafiu
Ibrahim (Kwara) and other Senators
intervened, saving the ugly situation from
degenerating further.
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