The 8th Senate has snubbed President Muhammadu Buhari’s invitation to break fast with him at the presidential residence.

The Cable reports that the lawmakers received a letter of invitation from Buhari today, but ignored it on the floor.

It is the tradition that communications between both arms of government are read on the floor of the Senate.

According to sources close to the Senate leadership, “letters from Buhari will not be read on the floor of the Senate for now”.

Buhari has already seen a list of ambassadors returned to him by the senate, who have raised alarm over the executive’s plot to silence the red chamber by jailing its President and his Deputy.

The list of ambassadors was returned for not being complete.

This is not the first time Buhari is sending an incomplete list of nominations to the red chamber, but in previous times the Senate had ignored the discrepancies, like in the case of ministerial appointments.

On Sunday, when Buhari returned from a forced leave of absence in London, following a persistent ear infection, the Senate raised alarm over the plot of the executive to jail Bukola Saraki and Ike Ekweremadu, for alleged forgery of the 2015 senate rule book which brought the duo to office.

The Senate had warned that the hand of cooperation enjoyed by the executive, especially in the clumsily arranged nomination of ministers, and passing of the 2016 budget, was given in the interest of the country.

The strife between both arms dates back to June 9, 2015, when Buhari reportedly invited senators to a preliminary meeting with him at the International Conference Centre, ICC, on the day of their inauguration.

While some senators under the All Progressives Congress, APC honoured the invite, those under the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP were not invited and looked set to steal the Senate leadership from the ruling party.

Saraki and a few other senators under the APC did not attend the meeting, and were able to rally the support of the opposition, who out numbered them in the house, to emerge Senate President.

The move was scoffed at by the leadership of the APC, and not long after, a case of false assets declaration was brought-up against Saraki.

Although the presidency and the APC have distanced themselves form it, the timing of the case looked apt for observers who insist that both bodies cannot be overlooked in the scheme of things.

Saraki himself has said he is being persecuted for emerging Senate President against the wish of his party.

Buhari has also forwarded a letter seeking the confirmation of the Acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu to the Senate, and according to sources, that too will face stiff opposition from the lawmakers.

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Chai

Ndooooooooo

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this is the shit why nigeria is always use as case study of corruption in the world..the red chambers niggas are only their to satisfy themself not thinking abt their over million citizens that the decision and behaviour them exhibit surely affect the poor masses..the two arms of gov't shld better settle their differences oo and ship this container called country to the right place because i don't see if their is no better understanding btw a driver nd the conductor of a bus how business will be that day

Nice moves from d senates

The thing pain dem sha

A foolish President fights everyone not in his camp

A wise President works with anyone who a is not in his camp but patriotic to deliver

Place Buhari and Jonathan on the most appropriate sentence..