The ruling All Progressives
Congress (APC) has said the Senate President, Bukola Saraki’s refusal to
reconvene the National Assembly had to do with his hopes that the party would
negotiate with him on his position as the number three citizen.
APC Acting National Publicity
Secretary, Mr Yekini Nabena, who stated this, advised Saraki to cast his fears
of a looming impeachment aside and reconvene the National Assembly in the
interest of the country.
He said: “The National Assembly
should reconvene to consider INEC Budget, virements from Mr President and other
issues raised by the National Chairman. Yes, because it is for the good of the
country and the masses if the National Assembly reconvenes.
“The budget is something that
will affect everybody. So, it’s not for personal interest. Budget is meant for
the country. We all know that the INEC issue is still outstanding, security and
other issues of economic importance.
“So, we are still insisting that
Senate President should reconvene the National Assembly. His only fear – he is
afraid because he knows that the numbers are there. That is why he is afraid.
But he is just buying time. All what he is doing is just to buy time to
negotiate with him this time around.”
Asked if the APC was insisting
that he (Saraki) should resign, Nabena said, “He needs to resign from the
position since he has moved to the PDP. And this is not negotiable. Nobody is
negotiating with him. And if he doesn’t, he will be impeached democratically.”
When reminded that there had been
argument over what actually constituted the two-third majority, the APC acting
spokesman said, “That is what I’m telling you. He knows that the two-third is
there. He knows. That is why he is buying time. First of all, he must
understand that the country comes first before any individual interest. If that
is what is going to make the country move forward, the people also know that.
So, the country cannot be held to standstill because of one man. So, if he is
not afraid, let him come.”
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