Abu Ibrahim, senator representing
Katsina south, says there will be no peace in the upper legislative chamber
until Senate President Bukola Saraki resigns.
Speaking with journalists in
Abuja on Thursday, Ibrahim said going by conventions around the world, it is
the majority party that produces the leadership in parliament.
The senator said by leaving the
All Progressives Congress (APC), the senate president has chosen a path of
“political survival”.
“I think it is commendable that
he has left the party. He has chosen the path of survival because it is the
issue of political survival not any thing for Nigeria,” he said.
“But next is for him to resign as
senate president, because by all conventions all over the world, the majority
party produces the leadership; senate president, the majority leader and
others.
“Again, let him be gentleman
enough and resign as senate president. If he does not, we will never have peace
in that senate because it is absolutely clear that APC has majority to produce
the leadership.
“I hear the PDP claiming
majority, but it is crystal clear that APC has majority. We will have more
members. We will conduct two bye-elections and we will have the two members.
“We also have some alliance with
APGA. It is clear that APC has majority. APC with majority should produce the
leadership in the senate. Forty-nine cannot produce the leadership. Saraki
should resign as senate president.”
The senator said there was no attempt
to break into the chamber as alleged by the PDP.
“How do you break into the
chamber? If we like we can reconvene legally because it is legal for us to
reconvene. We do not need to break into the chamber when we have the number. I
will never subscribe to that we can reconvene. The rules are there that if we
are up to 30 we can reconvene,” he said.
“Why should we break into the
chamber when we can reconvene legally and do what we want to do. It is legal. I
do not see why anybody should contemplate that we can break into the chamber.
“I do not know about it and even
if I know about it, I will say it is unwise. However, if the leadership does
not ask for peace, it will not get peace. Peace is a function of leadership. I
have been in the Senate for about four times. I cannot allow anybody to
manipulate me. I cannot take it.”
The senator alleged that had been
undermining the federal government in the last two years.
“There are some losses that will
give you sleepless night. There are others that will not give you sleepless
night. We have made our calculation and I am confident that we will not lose.
For the past two years, Saraki has undermined the government,” he said.
“He has allowed frivolous motions
to attack the President and the government. His continued stay as senate
president did not augur well for the APC government. For somebody to be in the
same party, same government and he did not see any thing good in the president
was disturbing.”
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