The wife of a national leader of the All
Progressives Congress, APC, and serving
senator representing Lagos State, Remi
Tinubu, snubbed the Senate President,
Bukola Saraki on Wednesday.
Mr. Tinubu, an influential APC
stalwart, is credited to have initiated
the establishment of the party leading
to its victory at the general polls which
held in March 28 and April 11 2015.
He supported the candidacy of Ahmed
Lawan and Femi Gbajabiamila for
Senate President and Speaker of House
of Representative respectively. His
candidates, however, lost to Bukola
Saraki and Yakubu Dogara, in a keenly
contested election that saw a faction of
the APC loyal to Messrs Saraki and
Dogara merge with the PDP.
The emergence of the duo was greeted
with harsh criticisms from the APC
who labelled them treacherous and
promised disciplinary action.
Also, the APC senators who were
absent during the election and
inauguration on Tuesday reluctantly
accepted the leaders.
During the swearing in of the 28
absentee lawmakers on Wednesday,
the newly emerged Senate President,
Mr. Saraki, shook hands with the
senators. When he stretched his hand
to Mrs. Tinubu, she responded with a
bow instead.
Some of the senators who were sworn
in on Wednesday include George
Akume representing Benue state,
Ahmed Lawan representing Yobe north
and Mrs. Tinubu.
The deputy senate president, Ike
Ekweremadu, raised a motion that a
message be sent to the President of
Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, letting
him know the presiding officers of the
8th Senate – Senate President, Bukola
Saraki, and the Deputy Senate
President, Ike Ekweremadu.
He also raised a motion saying that six
organisations be informed that a
quorum of the senate has been
assembled and are ready to receive
communication.
The bodies are the African Union,
Commonwealth Parliamentary
Association, Inter-Parliamentary Union
and the Economic Community of West African States
parliament.
Others are the Pan African Parliament and the
Association of Senate, Shoora, and the equivalent
Council in Africa and the Arab World.
He also raised that a congratulatory message be sent
to the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House of
Representatives.
The senate adjourned till June 23.



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