ABOUT 22 Senators elected on the platform of
PDP may be on their way to the All Progressive
Party (APC). This is despite Wednesday’s trouble
shooting visit to the Senate by the embattled
National Chairman of the PDP, Alhaji Bamanga
Tukur, to stop the cross over, coming soon after
the defection of five PD governors to the APC. A
Senator familiar with the development told The
Nation yesterday that “it’s just a matter of time
for us to consummate our plan to move to the
APC.” A similar move in the House of
Representatives is already generating tension in
the chamber following a move by some members
to sack principal officers like Depputy Speaker
Emeka Ihedioha, Majority Leader Mulikat
Akande- Adeola, Deputy Leader Leo Ogor, Chief
Whip Isiaka Bawa and Deputy Chief Whip Ahmed
Mohammed. However, Speaker Aminu Tambuwal
is said to have prevailed on the members to soft
pedal. The Senate source said Tukur’s visit
might have been prompted by the planned
defection to “massage our back and give us
false hope.” The source said that “after the
successful defection of the five governors to the
APC, the National Assembly is the next theatre
of defection.” The source added that the three
Senators from one of the Northwest states were
so “pissed off with Tukur” that they walked out
on him during the Senate visit. One of the angry
Senators was said to have thundered, as he
walked out: “Tukur did not know how I contested
and won my election; he will not also know how
I will contest and win the next election.” The
source did not name the about-to-defect
Senators because as he put it, “it is not in my
place to announce the names of anybody who
wants to leave PDP.” “As we speak, those of us
who have made up our minds to seek a new
platform for our political future are not fewer
than 22 in this Senate,” he said. But he hinted
that two to three senators will move from each
of Jigawa, Sokoto States, Adamawa, Kano,
Gombe, Kwara, Rivers and Borno States where
two to three senators and one each from
Nasarawa, Taraba, Kebbi and Niger States. “We
know the five governors who left PDP, we know
Senators and House of Representatives members
who are their (governor’s) loyalists. Very soon,
the era of speculation will be over when
everybody will answer his name,” he said. Asked
why Tukur left out the House of Representatives
during his visit, the source said “it may be due
to the perception of the leadership of the House
as rebels, rightly or wrongly. It may also be that
the leadership of the party considers Senators
more strategic in its scheme of things.” PDP
currently has 72 members, APC has 33, LP 3 and
APGA 1 in the Senate. Meanwhile, Speaker
Tambuwal has stalled move by some Reps to
oust certain principal officers of the House on
the heel of the planned defection of PDP
members to APC. The number of APC members
in the House has is believed to have risen beyond
the stipulated 181 in the House rules with the
defection of the five PDP governors to APC. The
strength of the APC in the House was tested
during this week’s plenary proceedings as they
blocked a motion perceived to be against their
interest. A member of the APC in House who
spoke under anonymity,said: “APC has exceeded
181 as at today. Before the PDP governors
joined us, the number was 137. As you know, the
rules stipulate 181. Once that is reached, the
configuration changes.” This position was
confirmed by Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila of the APC,
who posited that the strength of members of the
party in the House is over 181. “The new
arithmetic of the lawmakers in the House is 137,
existing APC members plus 57 new PDP
members that recently joined, making a total of
194 members,” another APC lawmaker said. APC
members were initially moving for the removal of
the Deputy Speaker Emeka Ihedioha, the majority
Leader Mulikat Akande- Adeola, the Deputy
Leader, Leo Ogor, Chief Whip, Isiaka Mohammed
Bawa and the Deputy Chief Whip, Ahmed
Mukhtar Mohammed. But ahead of the APC’s
plan to unveil the strength of its members in the
House, Speaker Tambuwal moved to douse
tension over the change in the power structure of
the House. Gbajabiamila, who was in America
when The Nation called him, said the unveiling is
coming “soon.” A member of the House and
Chairman of the House Committee on Petroleum
(Downstream) Hon. Dakuku Peterside was of the
opinion that the change in power structure would
bring a better Nigeria, “There has been a lot of
alignment and realignment. There’s a whole new
political current going on in the two chambers of
the National Assembly. One thing that is certain
is that the power configuration must change.
“Now, the change in power configuration will
come with consequences and implications. It
might affect the leadership of the parties in the
National Assembly, and again it will also affect
the way the NASS relates with the Executive arm
of government. “It might be negative or positive,
but ultimately, it will be for the good of the
Nigerian people. For the first time, there will be
effective checks and balances. It will no longer
be family affairs. The days of family affairs are
gone and gone for good. The politics of Nigeria
will never be the same again.” The APC , sequel
to a meeting held at the Kano State Government
Lodge in Kano early this week with the leaders of
the APC and governors elected on the party’s
platform and governors who defected from the
PDP, had mapped out an agenda for the change
of the leadership in the House of
Representatives. But Tambuwual, after the
meeting in which he was present, was said to
have appealed to the opposition over the matter.
The Nation learnt that one of the reasons for the
appeal was that there would be division in the
House should such sweeping changes in the
leadership cadre of the House be effected.

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One of the angry Senators was said to have thundered, as he walked out: “Tukur did not know how I contested and won my election; he will not also know how I will contest and win the next election.”

The ship of the PDP political state is trending around the political Bermuda Triangle, and everybody must not be in the ship! I'm waiting for Tukur to declare their seats vacant!

PDP knw they are goin no where come 2015.........Like ds post if u biliv ds is d beginig of PDP's downfall.

If APC gets majority seat in the house of rep and senate, will Mark and Tambuwal step down as Senate president and speaker respectively?

Rexsul: PDP knw they are goin no where come 2015.........Like ds post if u biliv ds is d beginig of PDP's downfall.

The beginning of PDP's downfall started long ago.

Sorry, no "like" from me.

A once formidable political party is crumbling because of the recklessness of one man.

oluwashaddow: ABOUT 22 Senators elected on the platform of
PDP may be on their way to the All Progressive
Party (APC). This is despite Wednesday’s trouble
shooting visit to the Senate by the embattled
National Chairman of the PDP, Alhaji Bamanga
Tukur, to stop the cross over, coming soon after
the defection of five PD governors to the APC. A
Senator familiar with the development told The
Nation yesterday that “it’s just a matter of time
for us to consummate our plan to move to the
APC.” A similar move in the House of
Representatives is already generating tension in
the chamber following a move by some members
to sack principal officers like Depputy Speaker
Emeka Ihedioha, Majority Leader Mulikat
Akande- Adeola, Deputy Leader Leo Ogor, Chief
Whip Isiaka Bawa and Deputy Chief Whip Ahmed
Mohammed. However, Speaker Aminu Tambuwal
is said to have prevailed on the members to soft
pedal. The Senate source said Tukur’s visit
might have been prompted by the planned
defection to “massage our back and give us
false hope.” The source said that “after the
successful defection of the five governors to the
APC, the National Assembly is the next theatre
of defection.” The source added that the three
Senators from one of the Northwest states were
so “pissed off with Tukur” that they walked out
on him during the Senate visit. One of the angry
Senators was said to have thundered, as he
walked out: “Tukur did not know how I contested
and won my election; he will not also know how
I will contest and win the next election.” The
source did not name the about-to-defect
Senators because as he put it, “it is not in my
place to announce the names of anybody who
wants to leave PDP.” “As we speak, those of us
who have made up our minds to seek a new
platform for our political future are not fewer
than 22 in this Senate,” he said. But he hinted
that two to three senators will move from each
of Jigawa, Sokoto States, Adamawa, Kano,
Gombe, Kwara, Rivers and Borno States where
two to three senators and one each from
Nasarawa, Taraba, Kebbi and Niger States. “We
know the five governors who left PDP, we know
Senators and House of Representatives members
who are their (governor’s) loyalists. Very soon,
the era of speculation will be over when
everybody will answer his name,” he said. Asked
why Tukur left out the House of Representatives
during his visit, the source said “it may be due
to the perception of the leadership of the House
as rebels, rightly or wrongly. It may also be that
the leadership of the party considers Senators
more strategic in its scheme of things.” PDP
currently has 72 members, APC has 33, LP 3 and
APGA 1 in the Senate. Meanwhile, Speaker
Tambuwal has stalled move by some Reps to
oust certain principal officers of the House on
the heel of the planned defection of PDP
members to APC. The number of APC members
in the House has is believed to have risen beyond
the stipulated 181 in the House rules with the
defection of the five PDP governors to APC. The
strength of the APC in the House was tested
during this week’s plenary proceedings as they
blocked a motion perceived to be against their
interest. A member of the APC in House who
spoke under anonymity,said: “APC has exceeded
181 as at today. Before the PDP governors
joined us, the number was 137. As you know, the
rules stipulate 181. Once that is reached, the
configuration changes.” This position was
confirmed by Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila of the APC,
who posited that the strength of members of the
party in the House is over 181. “The new
arithmetic of the lawmakers in the House is 137,
existing APC members plus 57 new PDP
members that recently joined, making a total of
194 members,” another APC lawmaker said. APC
members were initially moving for the removal of
the Deputy Speaker Emeka Ihedioha, the majority
Leader Mulikat Akande- Adeola, the Deputy
Leader, Leo Ogor, Chief Whip, Isiaka Mohammed
Bawa and the Deputy Chief Whip, Ahmed
Mukhtar Mohammed. But ahead of the APC’s
plan to unveil the strength of its members in the
House, Speaker Tambuwal moved to douse
tension over the change in the power structure of
the House. Gbajabiamila, who was in America
when The Nation called him, said the unveiling is
coming “soon.” A member of the House and
Chairman of the House Committee on Petroleum
(Downstream) Hon. Dakuku Peterside was of the
opinion that the change in power structure would
bring a better Nigeria, “There has been a lot of
alignment and realignment. There’s a whole new
political current going on in the two chambers of
the National Assembly. One thing that is certain
is that the power configuration must change.
“Now, the change in power configuration will
come with consequences and implications. It
might affect the leadership of the parties in the
National Assembly, and again it will also affect
the way the NASS relates with the Executive arm
of government. “It might be negative or positive,
but ultimately, it will be for the good of the
Nigerian people. For the first time, there will be
effective checks and balances. It will no longer
be family affairs. The days of family affairs are
gone and gone for good. The politics of Nigeria
will never be the same again.” The APC , sequel
to a meeting held at the Kano State Government
Lodge in Kano early this week with the leaders of
the APC and governors elected on the party’s
platform and governors who defected from the
PDP, had mapped out an agenda for the change
of the leadership in the House of
Representatives. But Tambuwual, after the
meeting in which he was present, was said to
have appealed to the opposition over the matter.
The Nation learnt that one of the reasons for the
appeal was that there would be division in the
House should such sweeping changes in the
leadership cadre of the House be effected.

thenationonlineng.net

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Gamji007: If APC gets majority seat in the house of rep and senate, will Mark and Tambuwal step down as Senate president and speaker respectively?

No! Cos Tambuwai is an APC member in disguise while Mark will still remain as Senate President owing to the numerical strength of PDP in the senate even after the defectors.

Student's voice:
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Student's voice:
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do u hav 2 quote everytn?

Student's voice:
....#TEAM APC 2015....if u believe me like this comment

I wouldn't have liked your post because you fuccked a big time up, by quoting everything!

;Dthe nation. the nation.

Lies from the PIT of HELL.

SMH
You guys forget/do not know dat if a sitting Senator leaves his,/her party, on whose platform he/she was elected, he/she invariably declares his/her Senatorial seat VACANT. Since that is the constitution and norm of the Parliament...

They cant defect,they are just bluffing.Its stated in the Electroral that once they leave PDP they would automatically loose their seats in the house.

interesting, booked. be right back to type