Senate President Bukola Saraki
says his chances of leaving the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) are
“very, very high”.
According to Reuters, Saraki said
this shortly after 14 APC senators defected to the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP).
The senate president has been
having a running battle with the federal government.
In June, the police invited him
for questioning over the robbery in Offa, Kwara state.
The suspects arrested in
connection with the incident reportedly confessed he bought arms for them.
After a public outcry, the police
asked the senate president not to appear but explain in writing, which he did.
But on Monday, Ibrahim Idris,
inspector-general of police (IGP), summoned Saraki over the heist, saying there
was need for the senate president to make further statements on the incident.
Saraki had responded that the
invitation was politically-motivated.
He said it was a plot to distract
those willing to leave the ruling party from not doing so.
A siege was laid to the residence
of Saraki in Abuja on Tuesday but the police denied involvement, accusing the
senate president of stage-managing it to whip up sentiment.
No comments
Post a Comment
Kindly drop a comment below.
(Comments are moderated. Clean comments will be approved immediately)
Advert Enquires - Reach out to us at NigerianEye@gmail.com