ABUJA- CRISIS rocking the All Progressives Congress, APC , over the selection
of principal officers for the Senate, Tuesday deepened as the meeting of the
caucus members of the party in the upper chamber ended in deadlock.

At the meeting of the Senators to address the problem, some senators engaged
in physical combat bringing the meeting to an abrupt end.

According to a source, the parley held behind closed door in Meeting Room 3:01,
had about 40 Senators in attendance as Senator Danjuma Goje, Gombe Central,
led the group loyal to Senate President Bukola Saraki, while Senator Barnabas
Gemade, Benue North East, led the group loyal to Senator Ahmad Lawan.
Declaring open the meeting, Saraki said, “I appeal to you all to let us do those
things that will unite us than do those that will divide us. For me, I am ready
and desirous, as colleagues to work with all of you in order to provide that
focused leadership in the Senate and National Assembly as an institution.
A source told Vanguard that the position of Saraki’s group was that candidates
must emerge through an electoral process, conducted by Zonal caucuses, which
will then present winners to the Senate President by Tuesday, for
announcement at the plenary, the next day.

The Unity Forum which supported Lawan was opposed to it as they insisted
that the names nominated by the APC leadership to take the positions must be
adhered to.

There was a melodrama when Senator Kabir Marafa, Zamfara Central and
Senator Tayo Alasoadura, Ondo Central were involved in fisticuffs over their
opposing position on the directive of the party.
Vanguard gathered that Senator Rafiu Ibrahim (Kwara) and other Senators
intervened, saving the ugly situation from degenerating further.

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Cc: Lalasticlala

I'll always tell everyone that wants to hear that APC was formed for the sole purpose of removing the former ruling party from power. Now that it has been achieved, there is no common ground holding them together. I see in a not too distant future, a new party carved out of APC for the sole purpose of removing this current party from power. And the cycle continues. #Ratrace