The President spoke yesterday on the National Assembly
crisis, saying he expected the All Progressives Congress
(APC) lawmakers to toe the party’s line in the election of
principal officers.
Senate President Bukola Saraki yesterday announced the
names of principal officers and adjourned plenary till
July 21.
President Muhammadu Buhari said: “The party did a
straw poll – an open and transparent one – which
should have been respected. There is no confusion about
anything. The party did a process, the President had
wished that the party would take that to the very end but
that didn’t happen,” presidential spokesman Garba
Shehu said.
“The President has a responsibility to the party; the
President has a responsibility to the nation and as far as
we are looking at the situation, it has not gotten out of
control. It is still within manageable parameters; it is a
little storm. We will overcome and Nigerians better get
used to it,” he added while speaking on Channels
Television.
Although APC senators maintained the peace inspite of
the disagreement of the Senator Ahmed Lawan‘s
supporters with the list of principal officers announced
by Saraki, which is in contradiction to that sent to the
Senate President by the APC, the party rejected Saraki’s
list.
On Saraki’s list are: Senate Leader Ali Ndume (Borno
South), who is standing trial for alleged link to the
terrorist sect, Boko Haram, Bala Ibn Na’Allah (Kebbi)
Deputy Leader and Francis Alimikhena (Edo) Deputy
Chief Whip. The name of the Chief Whip was not read.
Last night, APC National Secretary Mai Mala Buni
issued a statement tittled: “National Assembly crisis:
We stand on our list of principal officers.”
The statement said: “The All Progressives Congress
(APC) has strongly condemned what transpired at both
chambers of the National Assembly on Thursday, June
25th 2015.
“The party stands by the list sent by the party to the
President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
Representatives.
“The National Caucus, Board of Trustees (BOT) and
National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party will
meet within the next few days to discuss the evolving
developments in the National Assembly.”
On the party’s list are Lawan (Majority Leader); Prof.
Sola Adeyeye (Chief Whip); Sen. George Akume (Deputy
Majority Leader); and Sen. Abu Ibrahim (Deputy Chief
Whip).
For the House, the party listed Gbajabiamila (House
Leader); Hon. Alhassan Ado Doguwa (Deputy House
Leader); M. T. Monguno (Chief Whip) and Hon. Pally
Iriase (Deputy Chief Whip).
The President was expected to show leadership in the
resolution of the crisis, but, according to Shehu, he
offered not to interfere to assert the independence of the
legislature.
He said Buhari provided guidance while he left the APC
leadership and governors to resolve the logjam.
He added: “Politics, as its theory says, is basically about
contest for interests and these interests may be fully
defined by political party programme (while) some of
these things may be outside political party programme.”
”They just cannot file up in a single line and say ‘here
we are, we are all present’.
“When the governors met with the President, they told
him that ‘we are the leaders in our states and we have
influence over all of these senators. They come from our
places and from us and we can handle it.
“The President mostly listened to what they were saying
and in fairness to them, the governors took responsibility
for the way forward.
“They advised the President to maintain his posture not
to be seen to be meddling in the affairs of the National
Assembly; ‘stay above it and allow us to handle it’ and I
think this is what you saw coming from the governors.”
“As a leader, the President has given guidance… His own
position is that if the eye troubles you, whatever
medicine you’re going to apply, don’t put a pin. The
President is not unconcerned.”
As a result of tension in the National Assembly, state
chairmen of APC were locked in a meeting last night in
Abuja.
No fewer than 28 of the 36 chairmen were in Abuja.
A source said: “The chairmen were shocked that the
party’s directive was disrespected by Senators and
Representatives.”
Source:
www.thenationonlineng.net/new/national-assembly-crisis-buhari-backs-apcs-stand/

Gbam!


you must be seen as a party man first. That " I belong to nobody and I belong to everybody" line can't work in this case.






Saraki has cases with efcc to answer, let's get at him through this. Jonathan couldn't fully go after him then simply because it will be seen as witch-hunting or doing it because they had a face-off and , Jonathan himself is corrupt. But but BUHARI can go after saraki because we know his antecedent when it comes to fighting corruption; he was elected based on his anti-corruption crusade.



Saraki will be an easy catch. Just put money in his way, and you'll have him in your net.

Guy arrange this your news na, why e be like dreadlogs?

Good...


Nobody should be bigger than the party

Back APC stand ko front APC stand ni. It hasn't change anything. Saraki and his group is virtually taking over everything.

Photo

Baba, pls take control of these issues, we need a quicker response to issues.

Flirtval:
The President spoke yesterday on the National Assembly
crisis, saying he expected the All Progressives Congress
(APC) lawmakers to toe the party’s line in the election of
principal officers.
Senate President Bukola Saraki yesterday announced the
names of principal officers and adjourned plenary till
July 21.
President Muhammadu Buhari said: “The party did a
straw poll – an open and transparent one – which
should have been respected. There is no confusion about
anything. The party did a process, the President had
wished that the party would take that to the very end but
that didn’t happen,” presidential spokesman Garba
Shehu said.
“The President has a responsibility to the party; the
President has a responsibility to the nation and as far as
we are looking at the situation, it has not gotten out of
control. It is still within manageable parameters; it is a
little storm. We will overcome and Nigerians better get
used to it,” he added while speaking on Channels
Television.
Although APC senators maintained the peace inspite of
the disagreement of the Senator Ahmed Lawan‘s
supporters with the list of principal officers announced
by Saraki, which is in contradiction to that sent to the
Senate President by the APC, the party rejected Saraki’s
list.
On Saraki’s list are: Senate Leader Ali Ndume (Borno
South), who is standing trial for alleged link to the
terrorist sect, Boko Haram, Bala Ibn Na’Allah (Kebbi)
Deputy Leader and Francis Alimikhena (Edo) Deputy
Chief Whip. The name of the Chief Whip was not read.
Last night, APC National Secretary Mai Mala Buni
issued a statement tittled: “National Assembly crisis:
We stand on our list of principal officers.”
The statement said: “The All Progressives Congress
(APC) has strongly condemned what transpired at both
chambers of the National Assembly on Thursday, June
25th 2015.
“The party stands by the list sent by the party to the
President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
Representatives.
“The National Caucus, Board of Trustees (BOT) and
National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party will
meet within the next few days to discuss the evolving
developments in the National Assembly.”
On the party’s list are Lawan (Majority Leader); Prof.
Sola Adeyeye (Chief Whip); Sen. George Akume (Deputy
Majority Leader); and Sen. Abu Ibrahim (Deputy Chief
Whip).
For the House, the party listed Gbajabiamila (House
Leader); Hon. Alhassan Ado Doguwa (Deputy House
Leader); M. T. Monguno (Chief Whip) and Hon. Pally
Iriase (Deputy Chief Whip).
The President was expected to show leadership in the
resolution of the crisis, but, according to Shehu, he
offered not to interfere to assert the independence of the
legislature.
He said Buhari provided guidance while he left the APC
leadership and governors to resolve the logjam.
He added: “Politics, as its theory says, is basically about
contest for interests and these interests may be fully
defined by political party programme (while) some of
these things may be outside political party programme.”
”They just cannot file up in a single line and say ‘here
we are, we are all present’.
“When the governors met with the President, they told
him that ‘we are the leaders in our states and we have
influence over all of these senators. They come from our
places and from us and we can handle it.
“The President mostly listened to what they were saying
and in fairness to them, the governors took responsibility
for the way forward.
“They advised the President to maintain his posture not
to be seen to be meddling in the affairs of the National
Assembly; ‘stay above it and allow us to handle it’ and I
think this is what you saw coming from the governors.”
“As a leader, the President has given guidance… His own
position is that if the eye troubles you, whatever
medicine you’re going to apply, don’t put a pin. The
President is not unconcerned.”
As a result of tension in the National Assembly, state
chairmen of APC were locked in a meeting last night in
Abuja.
No fewer than 28 of the 36 chairmen were in Abuja.
A source said: “The chairmen were shocked that the
party’s directive was disrespected by Senators and
Representatives.”
Source:
www.thenationonlineng.net/new/national-assembly-crisis-buhari-backs-apcs-stand/

He's always 2 minutes late, taking a stand or claiming to back the party when a 'somewhat ' democratic process has been observed.

Ok but its not only apc that's in the house and also some form of election should have been done on the floor of the assembly not making it look like an imposition

Buhari is smart..althoug not happy with saraki and dogora decision...e is not interfering because he does not want rock the boat...saraki and dogora are making grave politicalmistakes will will affect dee political future...I must agree they ave the upper hand naw...but unless they mellow down on their ambition...the political future of tis two gets bleaker daily....I don't like traitors no matter your ambition...you don't go against party rule!!!!!

.....Then he's on a slippery slope too with his pack of martial artists in the house! I'd say typical judging from the man's recent run of blunders!

Saraki is a political mad-dog, APC overlooked this now he's unleashed the beast in himself. As for this baba I don't even understand him again, I hope I don't regret voting you...

You're saying this because both you and most legislators don't even understand their powers as legislators.

MKO4ever:
Baba, pls take control of these issues, we need a quicker response to issues.

Oga this is democracy;

Executive,
Legisleture,
Judiciary, can only work as watch dog against each other.

Buhari has no such power to take over the control of the Issues in the National Assembly. Buhari can only advice or take them to court if they're going against their constitutional powers.

wordcat:
You're saying this because both you and most legislators don't even understand their powers as legislators.



Oga this is democracy;

Executive,
Legisleture,
Judiciary, can only work as watch dog against each other.

Buhari has no such power to take over the control of the Issues in the National Assembly. Buhari can only advice or take them to court if they're going against their constitutional powers.

Whether to advise or to court or whatever is it that he can do, all I'm saying is do it on time

MKO4ever:


Whether to advise or to court or whatever is it that he can do, all I'm saying is do it on time

Let's watch and see

What does that Saraki of a guy wants. Just doing all this just to escape Jail.