The Unity Forum, group loyal to the Ahmed Lawan faction in the tussle for the leadership of the Senate has tabled six reasons why the election of the Deputy President of the Senate Ike Ekweremadu is dangerous for the APC-led Federal Government.

The group in a letter to the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), insist that Ekweremadu must go.

The June 21st letter reads: “It is with utmost humility and a deep sense of responsibility that we write to appraise you of the dire implications of the emergence of the PDP Senator, Ike Ekweremadu as Deputy President of the Senate at this critical time when our party should have been properly positioned in the Senate to enable the smooth take-off of this administration.

“While doing so, we reckon the great expectation the Nigerian people have had on us as agents of change and our party manifesto as a facilitator of this breakthrough.

“Although the tradition in the Nigerian Senate concedes much power to the Senate President, it is indeed the Deputy Senate President that directly interacts and controls the day to day activities of the Senate.



” Some of the functions of the office include:
•Regularly presiding over the plenary session of Senate especially during those times the Senate President may be away attending to other functions. This could afford him and his party the opportunity to frustrate the good intentions of our government.

•The Deputy Senate President is chairman of Constitution Review Committee, which conducts the exercise of carrying out fundamental changes in our Supreme Law. This position may give him and his party, the PDP the opportunity to frustrate necessary and vital constitutional amendments in the course of this administration.

•By legislative convention, the Deputy Senate President collects and supervises the final budget documents in the preparation of the Appropriation Bill. This is the most important piece of legislation in the realization of our party’s manifesto which must not be left in the hands of the opposition party.

•The Deputy Senate President is statutorily the chairman of the Governing Council of the National Institute of Leguslative Studies (NILS). This institution is charged with the responsibility of building capacity for our legislators and their supporting staff.

•The Deputy Senate President also represents the Nigerian Legislature at the ECOWAS Parliament as Speaker. It is certainly a misnomer for a government to be represented at the international level by someone outside our party.

•And many other functions that might be assigned him by the President of the Senate.

“With the above functions of the Deputy Senate President, we feel extremely concerned about implications of a PDP Senator occupying this exalted position at this time when Nigerians have voted for

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Ekweremandu is not resigning, it won't happen now, it won't happen in future.

Terrorists and Parasites!!! Ekweremmadu stays

I blame PDP for not nominating David Mark when Saraki was nominated and voting in Mark and Ekweremadu as President and Deputy respectively.

It seems APC can't swallow their own pills. Why asking for the impossible.

Ekwerem must go...

N for this he should resign. Smh for Nigerians o na saraki dem suppose dey blame

APC should keep whining, Ekweremmadu will not resign.

Make the reason a million! When you are done, try removing him because he won't quit.

Unfortunately for APC, Saraki put his interest above that of his party.

Saraki is selfish and should not be trusted IMHO.