“The party is not aware. He has not written the party to that effect,” PDP National Publicity Secretary Kola Ologbondiyan told Daily Sun in a phone interview

Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja



The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it is not aware of alleged moves by former Akwa Ibom State governor, Senator Godswill Akpabio to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, told Daily Sun, in a telephone interview yesterday that Akpabio, who is also the Senate Minority Leader, is yet to inform the party about his alleged plan to defect to the APC.

“The party is not aware. He has not written to the party to that effect,” Ologbondiyan said. Speculations have been rife about the planned defection of the former Akwa Ibom governor to the ruling party later this week.

This is coming as the PDP yesterday cautioned the federal government and the APC against any attempt to forcefully change the leadership of the Senate, stating that it would be a recipe for crisis and anarchy in the country.

The party while stating that Nigerians would resist any such forceful change of leadership in the senate, urged the international community to hold the federal government and the APC responsible if the country’s democracy is endangered in any way in the days ahead.

In a statement signed by Ologbondiyan, the opposition party said the warning is necessary, against the backdrop of an alleged plot by the APC and its agents to flood the National Assembly with armed plain clothed security operatives so as to compromise the security architecture to enable the forceful takeover of the leadership of the senate by minority APC senators.

There have been tension over alleged plans by APC senators to impeach Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, following Saraki’s defection to the PDP last Tuesday.

However, the opposition party warned that Nigeria as a country would not accept any assault on the legislature, which is her highest symbol as a democratic state.

Consequently, the PDP cautioned the APC and the Federal Government to steer clear of the National Assembly and the leadership of the senate as well as desist from acts that are capable of destabilising the country at this time.

“Nigerians would recall that we alerted the nation that the purported overseas vacation by President Muhammadu Buhari was to enable his cabal overrun the National Assembly in a manner reminiscent of the siege at the Benue State House of Assembly, so as to sack the current elected Senate leadership and install their stooges.

When this is done, the Buhari Presidency will in its characteristic response claim the ‘Mr President is unaware.’

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“The laws of our nation regarding the sanctity and sovereignty of our legislature are clear and our citizens will never allow any person or group of persons, no matter the circumstances, undermine the constitutional integrity of the legislature as representatives of the people. Any attempt to tempt the will of the people in this direction is a clear recipe for very serious crisis,” the PDP stated.

It added that the laid down rules for reconvening the senate whenever it is on recess was clear and unambigious, and must be followed whenever it becomes compelling to reopen the senate on a date other than the earlier adjourned date.

According to the party, “in such a circumstance, Order 12(2) of the Senate Standing Rule (2015) clearly vest such powers and functions on Senate President, who shall give notice of such new date and time.

“Anything outside the provision of the law is a direct coup not only against the National Assembly but also on our entire democratic system.”

http://sunnewsonline.com/not-aware-senator-akpabio-defection/

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E go soon clear 4 una eyes!

who else is thinking that this might be the end of the road for akpabio's political career?

wen apc senators de com una own, u hail them as he of democracy. Now it's the other way round, you claim not to know... Very unserious set of ppl...

PDP bought Ronaldo(sarrki) and are planning to loan james Rodriguez (akpabio). Who is leading is the common sense.. lol God is planning this peaceful revolution.

It's a shame that Akpabio is trying to defect to APC because he was was of the top guns that i thought would help PDP capture 2019.

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Akpabio should look before he leaps. Saraki is a vivid example.

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Keep deceiving yourselves he has perfected his defection.

One wrong step and it is over with you.You don't need to take many wrong steps to become directionless.

lol. But you guys were aware of Saraki's predicaments when he was still in APC and knew your son(saraki) will defect to PDP one day and he did? But you are unaware of this one. yimu for you. Truth of the matter is my dear PDP, senator Akpabio is now a member of APC. I know so many will still move from APC to PDP, likewise from PDP to APC. It is a transfer window opened till forever. IT is the usual practice in Nigeria politics as there is no allegiance to any party, it is all about selfish interests.

Akpabio's defection to APC is not a wrong move he knows what he is doing

mummy said i shd tell you to stop deceiving yourselves..

Smart reply, until the Senator formally informs the party of his defection, he is still a PDP member. At best, this is just beer parlor gossip!

That is Tactless approach....why claiming you aren't aware when it's all over the media and you want to rule Nigeria with such ignorant mentality and I don't care manners?
Very poor way to market a party that the masses is very much suspicious about

Akpabio in his right sense cant defect to APC

man is a dang professional using Buhari and APC punyo to play tennis like

Wait for it
Senate President - PDP
Deputy Senate president - PDP
Majority Leader- APC
Minority Leader- APC

Senator Akpabio will soon end up like victor Attah

Alexk2:
That is Tactless ....why claiming you aren't aware when it's all over and you want to rule Nigeria with such ignorant mentality or I don't care manners?

does this even make sense to you

I mean what you wrote

Lol

Kingosytex:
who else is thinking that this might be the end of the road for akpabio's political career?

the same way it’s the end of the road for Saraki’s political career right?

SAME professional looters changing party.

If the chanter of kworuption phyting and the posit 16 years PDP misrule can accept the high calibre looter as defector into APC, Nigerians should know that MR. Mohomodu Buhary is nothing but a megalomaniac.


When will NIGERIA start the REAL FIGHT aganist CORRUPTION and CORRUPT ELEMENTS?

Naija politics o

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Kingosytex:
who else is thinking that this might be the end of the road for akpabio's political career?

The only two reasons why this will end his career is if Buhari looses the forth coming elections and if his senatorial seat slips off in the elections. But a part of me tells me Buhari might win, cos the odds(number) favours him kind off. But I believe Akpabio can't loose his seat as well as Saraki too. You saw how the almost hijacked David Mark's seat but the man fought for that seat with his blood. But let's keep watching with popcorn in our left hand and coke on the right side. Getting more interesting though.

akpabio would be the greatest fool if he dares decamp to that mumu party

Mr integrity and
Fighting corruption indeed .....


When the ,accused joins your party and becomes innocent ......


Using efcc or anti graft agencies or state aparatus as a political tool is the highest level of corruption in any government



Politics in nigeria is just about personal intrest and what who controls ...

Non of them has a strategical plannings in their agenda to move nigeria forward

cmikel:
Mr integrity and
Fighting corruption indeed .....


When the ,accused joins your party and becomes innocent ......


Using efcc or anti graft agencies or state aparatus as a political tool is the highest level of corruption in any government



Politics in nigeria is just about personal intrest and what who controls ...

Non of them has a strategical plannings in their agenda to move nigeria forward

The guy is purely a megalomaniac.

Buhary is a failure and a morally kworupt high-level deceiver.

Oga publicity secretary, wake up, it is real. Akpabio is another spanner lost, so re strategise and humble Akpabio.