Governors elected under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have urged Senators and House of Representatives members of the party to always abide by the wish party.
Tension has been brewing in the Senate over filling of the remaining four key leadership positions of the 8th Senate.
While the party is said to be backing Senator Ahmad Lawan from North-East as the Senate Majority Leader, Senator George Akume from North-Central as the Deputy Majority Leader, Senator Olusola Adeyeye from South-West as the Senate Chief Whip and Senator Abu Ibrahim from North-West as the Deputy Chief Whip, some APC senators have been opposing the arrangement.
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, were elected against the wish of the party.
Governors of sixteen out of the 22 states controlled by the APC, attended a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari over the issue among others at the State House Abuja from Tuesday night till the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Speaking with State House correspondents at the end of the meeting, the governors insisted on the supremacy of the party’s position, stressing that they have never gone against the wish of the party as governors.
Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole said: “Basically what we are saying is that the senators should adopt the position of the party. We were all elected on the platform of the party. We are not just a collection of individuals. We are a political party and when the party has spoken we must listen.
“Otherwise if it was a game of individuals like golf then individuals can go their ways. I think it is very clear at this point that the party has the responsibility to keep the system going.
“So we as progressive governors we have listened to the president and we have discussed extensively and we are clear that the party’s position should be supported by the senators. This is the way it should be and we should start on a note of working closely,” he said.
Oshiomhole added: “We as governors, we listen to the party and we expect our senators to also listen to the party.
“We are going to call them and tell them this is it and explain our reasons. We can’t continue to allow individuals to…it is about party supremacy, ” he said

Thenation newspapers again, doctoring the news to favour the jagaban of corruption.

Apc thugs(supporters) shld get ready for a shocker

OREMUSSANCTUS:
Apc thugs(supporters) shld get ready for a shocker

Shocker?....like the one FFk promised before the election result was announced abi...take it ODE NI E

There's no constitutional provision that APC leadership will decide who occupies principal position in the national assembly.


Why is Oshiomole sounding like Apc is a cult group or something ?

Mogidi:
Thenation newspapers again, doctoring the news to favour the jagaban of corruption.

Naso ooo my brother failed newspaper

Maxymilliano:
There's no constitutional provision that APC leadership will decide who occupies principal position in the national assembly.


Why is Oshiomole sounding like Apc is a cult group or something ?

Then why is the party required to send the list to the national assembly by the constitution.?

OPs please correct the typo on your post and also provide us with source. Shekena !!!

that statement after a meeting with the president clearly amplify what the president thinks. It is the party which writes the SP stating its choices for the various positions. It is a norm. Even among Apc senators saraki group does not enjoy a majority.so it is a loose loose for saraki if he decides to fight on. Let us not be hypocritical. On this one Apc leadership is right. Saraki is just stalling he knows the truth.