Hopes of reconciliation between the different factions in the Senate caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the leadership crisis in the chamber waned yesterday.

Spokesperson of the Senate Unity Forum loyal to Senator Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, Senator Kabiru Marafa, yesterday asked Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, to reverse the appointment of Senate Leader Ali Ndume and his deputy, Bala Ibn Na’Allah.

Shortly before going on recess last month, the Senate President announced the appointment of Ndume and Na’Allah as the choice of the North East and North West caucuses for the positions respectively.

But the Senate Unity Forum has kicked against the appointments, insisting that Ndume and Na’Allah’s appointments violated Rule 3 (2) of the Senate Standing Orders which clearly stipulates ranking in the chamber.

The Forum reiterated that both men were not qualified to hold office by effect of the ranking rule and also insisted that the rules used to inaugurate the Eighth Senate were forged.

Marafa said: “Can we continue to operate the highest legislative chamber of the land using forged standing orders and violate the provisions of even the forged one? When did Nigeria descend this low?

“They violated rule 3 (2) to appoint both Ndume and Na’Allah as Senate Leader and deputy leader… I swear to God, we will not allow this impunity to stand!

“By the way, has anybody asked Saraki who constituted these caucuses they are talking about? Who is the chairman or leader of the North West caucus for example? Who is the secretary? If there is, who appointed or elected them, where, and using which law?”

The Unity Forum equally queried why the Senate President read names sent to him by the caucuses and ignored that sent to him by the APC.

“We all know political parties, their leadership and how the leardership emerged; we know the supremacy of the political party as enshrined in section 65 (2) (b). We want to know where the supremacy of any caucus is enshrined.”

Marafa urged the Senate President to abide by Order One of the Senate Standing Orders and threatened that, upon resumption of plenary on July 28, he may be compelled to abide by that order.

Order One, which deals with the general rules for conduct of business in the Senate reads: “The proceedings in the Senate and in all committees of the Senate shall be conducted in accordance with the following standing orders… (b) In all cases not provided for hereinafter, or by sessional or other Orders or practice of the Senate, the Senate shall by Resolution regulate its own procedure.”

Marafa said: “It could be they want the stalemate in the Eighth Senate to continue looking at how they are running the place! They better shut it permanently than to reconvene and attempt to run it without respecting the rules!

“The Senate President should please, read order one… He is being misled because Nigeria has never been this bad…”

Addressing Saraki directly, Marafa continued: “We will force you, on resumption, to read Order One and proceed by its provision, unless you want reduce the red chamber to a jungle where everybody will do what he or she likes… and nobody can call anybody to order!!

“Sir, you are the custodian and greatest beneciary of the content of that red book; if you choose to, violate it… We will help you to bring yourself down Insha Allah!!!

“Finally, I want ask, where are all the good people of this country? Where is our own Chief Olusegun Obasanjo? Where is Chief Emeka Anyaoku, Colonel Umar Dangiwa, Professor Wole Soyinka, my friend Femi Falana, Yadudu, Chief Audu Ogbeh… Won’t they talk before it gets messier?”

Marafa contended that all the Unity Forum wants the Senate President to do is to obey the rules and the party.

Senate is expected to resume in plenary on July 28.

http://sunnewsonline.com/new/apc-anti-saraki-senators-list-conditions-for-peace/

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kilimanjero

It's about time Saraki is made to understand that he can not rule the senate like he ran Kwara aground nor can he keep changing goal post as he so desire. He might be the senate president I desire but he should respect his party's leadership and work within the tenants that would lead to it's success instead of working to undermine it. A word is enough.

After listing they should go and submit it to tinubu nonsense. By the way what concern political party and house of Senate. House of Assembly belongs to Nigerians not to a party like apc nor an individual like tinubu, so the representatives of the people should choose whom they want by election and not by appointing.

Apc fighting itself since#if u re nt ready for governance,KOWA ll take charge!Nonsense

Saraki thinks he's smart right. He better be prepared well enough 4 d days ahead of him.

these anti saraki just de waste deir time. they talking bout reconciliation meanwhile nigeria is moving forward. somebody berra tell them o! join the train or be left at the station

ayokellany:
It's about time Saraki is made to understand that he can not rule the senate like he ran Kwara aground nor can he keep changing goal post as he so desire. He might be the senate president I desire but he should respect his party's leadership and work within the tenants that would lead to it's success instead of working to undermine it. A word is enough.

It is called senate of the federal republic of Nigeria and not senate of any political party.Majority of nigerian senators and their zonal caucases have chosen their leaders and we must learn to live and accept them.

The house rules for the 7th senate is differant from the one been used for the 8th senate as prepared by the NASS bureacracy.The house rules for each senate is unique and diiferant.They should stop using the house rules used in the 7th senate to argue their case in the 8th senate

babajero:
After listing they should go and submit it to tinubu nonsense. By the way what concern political party and house of Senate. House of Assembly belongs to Nigerians not to a party like apc nor an individual like tinubu, so the representatives of the people should choose whom they want by election and not by appointing.

Guess you are seeing right ?,please where was tinubu names mentioned by the speaker?,......please tinubu might have his own short coming ,which is peculiar to every man,But you seems to forget so soon his tremendous effort at what you now called the ruling party.please be informed.

smartleo:

Guess you are seeing right ?,please where was tinubu names mentioned by the speaker?,......please tinubu might have his own short coming ,which is peculiar to every man,But you seems to forget so soon his tremendous effort at what you now called the ruling party.please be informed.

The voice of esau but the hand of jacob.Who dosent know the stupid document Oyegun sent to Saraki was the handwork of Tinubu

APC jagajaga, poor man dey suffer sufer...

HungerBAD:


“Sir, you are the custodian and greatest beneciary of the content of that red book; if you choose to, violate it… We will help you to bring yourself down Insha Allah!!!

Saraki still thinks he is in Kwara. He is on a long and rough hike.

smartleo:

Guess you are seeing right ?,please where was tinubu names mentioned by the speaker?,......please tinubu might have his own short coming ,which is peculiar to every man,But you seems to forget so soon his tremendous effort at what you now called the ruling party.please be informed.

not his effort but rether the stupidity of a particular race if you know what I mean.

babajero:
not his effort but rether the stupidity of a particular race if you know what I mean.

Pls clarify

smartleo:

Pls clarify

my writing doesn't need any clarity it is open ended, it explained itself

These lawmakers should not forget that Nigeria's constitution is supreme to party's

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Saraki still thinks he is in Kwara. He is on a long and rough hike.

I think Tinubu is the one thinking he is still in lagos.

londongal03:
kilimanjero

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K=kil mi wit ya ril pix nat da fake

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babajero:
my writing doesn't need any clarity it is open ended, it explained itself

The fact that you just replied a post from July last year says a lot about your personae.