Less than two months to the inauguration of the Eighth Senate, some Igbo senators are set to leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Con­gress (APC).

The APC, which clinched majority Senate seats in the March 28 National Assembly poll, is set to constitute the leadership.

Ahead of that, it was learnt at the weekend that three ranking PDP senators from the South-East had opened talks with top leadership of the APC.

At least, two of the sena­tors, it was gathered, opened a channel of communication with one of the senators fa­voured to clinch the Senate president seat from the North- Central.

The lawmaker reportedly told his ranking colleague that the defection, coming from a high-ranking member of the Seventh Senate could not be treated with kid gloves.

The senator told his col­league that he would have to consult the national leadership of the PDP because the gentle­man’s arrangement was that since there was no ranking senator from the South-East, at least, until now, “if he gets a positive nod from the APC leadership, the deal can be perfected on the day of inau­guration which will then allow him to clinch the desired slot.”

The senator was yet to get back to his colleague as at the weekend because the APC national leadership was yet to conclude on the zon­ing arrangement for leader­ship positions in the National Assembly. But the snag in the deal was that the South- East senator was about being checkmated by two of his colleagues from the region who had powerful links with two former military heads of state. The former military men played significant roles in the March 28 victory of the APC.

Defecting to another party, other than the one on whose platform a lawmaker was elected can only be possible after taking the oath of office on inauguration day, after the Senate president had emerged.

The procedure was stipu­lated in Orders 1,2,3 and 4 and the Senate Standing Orders 2011 (as amended).

It was, however, learnt that the lobbying senators were hopeful of securing an under­standing with the leadership of the APC, while the defec­tion could be effected after the composition of the new Na­tional Assembly.


http://sunnewsonline.com/new/?p=112949

WE don't want

Interesting times. But I don't trust Ekweremadu. He was a tool in the hands Jonathan in frustrating the efforts of the opportion to get Jonathan to accountable. And in the PDP primaries, he play it extremely selfish.

if ike ekweremadu no dey among the two call me Orubebe!!!

It's expected. Only few pdp senators will not decamp in the next few days. If possible the man that answers the name of the young lad that killed Goliath in the Bible will equally decamp


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Ilekeh:
WE don't want

you dont want gini?
sure the S'East deserve d senate position.

This is as expected.

Meanwhile, some people are here spreading hate and blackmail against APC while their senators are wheeling and dealing to be relevant in the next political dispensation.

brooklyn49:
if ike ekweremadu no dey among the two call me Orubebe!!!

its very possible, now I wish Ngige won his sen district.

FastShipping:
Meanwhile, some people are here spreading hate and blackmail against APC while their senators wheeling and dealing to be relevant in the next political dispensation.

the " wheeling and dealing" is a neccesity

DozieInc:

you dont want gini?
sure the S'East deserve d senate position.

Deserve gini? Don't eat what you did not cook. You wan steal am?

Who else has noticed that rather than APC focusing on forming the next government and forging a policy direction that will help lift Nigeria they appear to be more interested in tearing the Igbos down!

What I do know is that there is only so far propaganda can get anyone or party in life!

APC should focus on leading Nigeria and just leave Igbos alone!

Ilekeh:


Deserve gini? Don't eat what you did not cook. You wan steal am?

the Igbos alsohave representatives in the APC - Ngige and co.
though arguably majority of Igbos d were pro PDP.

Welcome. I'm okay with anything that can cripple pdp further and further

DozieInc:

the Igbos alsohave representatives in the APC - Ngige and co.
though arguably majority of Igbos d were pro PDP.

Really. Did Ngige win at the polls?
Try again in 2019.
We're not rewriting the constitution to rectify Igbo's mistake.
Without mistakes, there would be no correction.

mikeansy:
Who else has noticed that rather than APC focusing on forming the next government and forging a policy direction that will help lift Nigeria they appear to be more interested in tearing the Igbos down!

What I do know is that there is only so far propaganda can get anyone or party in life!

APC should focus on leading Nigeria and just leave Igbos alone!

The APC should be a national and an all-inclusive party, a nigerian party.

DozieInc:

The APC should be a national and an all-inclusive party, a nigerian party.

Remember this at the polls in 2019

Ilekeh:


Deserve gini? Don't eat what you did not cook. You wan steal am?

Funny..... But you are right.

They didn't vote APC so how do they deserve it?

Ilekeh:


Really. Did Ngige win at the polls?
Try again in 2019.
We're not rewriting the constitution to rectify Igbo's mistake.
Without mistakes, there would be no correction.

nobody is rewritting anything " the lobbying senators were
hopeful of securing an understanding with the leadership of
the APC"

DozieInc:

nobody is rewritting anything " the lobbying senators were
hopeful of securing an understanding with the leadership of
the APC"

In 2019...... be patient.

mikeansy:
Who else has noticed that rather than APC focusing on forming the next government and forging a policy direction that will help lift Nigeria they appear to be more interested in tearing the Igbos down!

What I do know is that there is only so far propaganda can get anyone or party in life!

APC should focus on leading Nigeria and just leave Igbos alone!

I don't get you. Who refused to vote APC? Who wants to decamp? The Igbos tore themselves down by playing unwise political moves and not APC please.
When will tribalism end in Nigeria?

They don't deserve a shi*t. I will advise them to follow GEJ to otueke to start fishing bizz. We will consider them after the first term of buhari.

Long live Buhari
Long live APC
Long live Nigeria

abduljabbar4:

Funny..... But you are right.

They didn't vote APC so how do they deserve it?

ok sooo APC na for only yoruba and hausa pple.

DozieInc:

ok sooo APC na for only yoruba and hausa pple.

That's not what I'm saying. But be sincere to yourself these people didn't vote for apc in the entire region. They deserve it but they don't.
They hate apc and refused to vote for it and voted pdp.

To be straight foward they don't deserve it. You can't earn salaries without working

Ilekeh:


In 2019...... be patient.

as charlie would say "na we gov't" my senators lobby very well oo .

When you are hungry of course you need food but you don't want to eat. They deserve it but they didn't vote APC so you can't blame them. They should blame themselves

One Nigeria

mikeansy:
Who else has noticed that rather than APC focusing on forming the next government and forging a policy direction that will help lift Nigeria they appear to be more interested in tearing the Igbos down!

What I do know is that there is only so far propaganda can get anyone or party in life!

APC should focus on leading Nigeria and just leave Igbos alone!

Your own hate for APC is forever. The news is from SE sunnews, direct your anger to them and stop shouting APC everywhere.

APC go fall my hand if they allow dat lobbying. Remember, this are people who worked against APC. That's the result of politics of religion and tribalism. Let this be a lesson to all Nigeria's in subsequent elections to come

Scatterboss:


Your own hate for APC is forever. The news is from SE sunnews, direct your anger to them and stop shouting APC everywhere.

who says propagandists cant plant news in other newspapers?

Lets hope the smart ones among our people in the east can convince a senator to withdraw and allow Ngige to replace him/her in the Senate. Brilliant minds can still find a way to accomplish this feat.

This Sun article is designed for one purpose and one purpose only: blackmail..
The igbos in the general scheme of things should have the top senate job but there is no way that will be made possible if its viewed in an objective manner, Ngige would have been a natural shoo in for that post but I doubt Ekwunife would relinquish her seat.

What most ppeople fail to put into consideration is that the senate presidency post is a sensitive one and who amongst you will invite your "frenemy into your home to discuss your family's dream and aspirations.

George Akume or Bukola Saraki will preside over the senate while the senator from edo will have deputy position. The speaker will be from the NE but the deputy may be from the
SE to create a balance and a sense of inclusion,technocrats of igbo extraction will be given tangible cabinet positions..

mikeansy:


who says propagandists cant plant news in other newspapers?

You will always have something to say. Mschew