The All Progressives Congress
(APC) says the actions of Senate President Bukola Saraki now borders on high
treason.
The party said this in reaction
to the explanation given by Saraki and Yakubu Dogara, speaker of the house of
representatives, over the national assembly’s inability to reconvene to consider
a request of President Muhammadu Buhari.
Buhari had asked the lawmakers to
approve N242 billion for the 2019 elections.
But the principal officers of the
national assembly said the relevant committees had not yet worked on the
request.
In a statement on Tuesday, Yekini
Nabena, APC’s acting spokesman, said: “As chairman of the eighth 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 border on high treason.”
Nabena said Saraki and senators
elected on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) platform have hatched a plan to
use thugs to attack 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,” the APC
spokesman’s statement read.
“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.”
The spokesman alleged that
Saraki, “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,” he said.
“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.”
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