The All Progressives Congress has put in place strategies to ensure that the President of the Senate, Bulola Saraki; and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, do not influence the election of presiding officers for the Ninth National Assembly, Akelicious has learnt.

Our correspondent gathered that the national leadership of the party and the preferred candidates for the positions of presiding officers had arranged a series of meetings with members-elect to douse apprehension.


It was learnt that President Muhammadu Buhari had held Iftar (dinner for breaking of fasting) with members-elect as part of the plans.

An APC chieftain told our correspondent that the party would work hard to thwart whatever plans Saraki and Dogara had against the emergence of its anointed candidates.

Akelicious had reported that the APC leadership had endorsed Senators Ahmed Lawan and Ovie Omo-Agege as the next President of the Senate and Deputy Senate President, respectively.

It also reported that Mr Femi Gbajabiamila and Ahmed Wase, had been anointed as Speaker and Deputy Speaker respectively for the House of Representatives.

But a member of the National Working Committee of the APC said party leaders were aware of counter-moves by Dogara to frustrate the agenda of the ruling party.

He said, “We are aware of clandestine meetings he had been having with some members of the House of Representatives against the wish of the APC.

“We are not surprised because he is no longer our member; but we are watching keenly the activities of our members who had been meeting with him.

“The agenda is for the party and everybody to respect party supremacy.”


Another chieftain of the party, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the party, was also monitoring developments in the Senate as some senators in the opposition PDP had stepped up their game to cause disaffection among the APC members, with Saraki at the background.

The APC National Publicity Secretary, Lanre Issa-Onilu, said the party was not threatened by the influence of Saraki and Dogara.

He said, “I will advise we stop talking about Dr Saraki as far as the Ninth National Assembly is concerned.


“By the time President Muhammadu Buhari will be inaugurating the Ninth National Assembly, Saraki would have become a former member. So, he is to us irrelevant to this discussion.

“Dogara would be a floor member and of the opposition party, so he has no role to play in deciding who rules for the majority.”

Saraki and Dogara had emerged in 2015 as President of the Senate and Speaker against the wish of the APC, which they then belonged.

Issa-Onilu, however, expressed confidence that the situation would be different this time.

He said, “What happened in 2015 was a coup against the people of this country. It was a very unpatriotic action. Our President told them (members-elect) that much when they had Iftar(breaking of fasting) with him.

“I can assure you that the party has done enough to ensure that those that ran on our platform are loyal members who share in the vision of the party, who understand that we have a mandate to save this country from the PDP and their nefarious collaborators.

“They also understand that it would be a betrayal of the President, the party, and indeed, majority of electorate to work for those who the people rejected at the polls.”

https://punchng.com/ninth-assembly-apc-moves-to-check-saraki-dogaras-influence/

Sarakiiiii.
Intelligent, educated, calm and collected.
Everlasting nightmare to d janjaweeed party.
Even in defeat,the herdsmen party is still feeling like a child pursued by masquerades in its dream cos of Saraki.

Same news in different formats more than twice every single day...

Its between the NASS members, let them choose the leaders which they prefer..

nah wah

APC seems so scared of this Saraki. His shadow alone is causing them nightmares, it's so obvious

No one trust a snake like Saraki, a man who betrayed his own father over politics is capable of anything, but the good thing is that Magu already has his pending Corruption file intact

I still stand my ground.

#BringBackMyBrotherNwaamaikpe.

Total number of votes cast during Britain Got talent 2017 = 6.2million votes

Total number of votes cast during American got talent 2017 = 52.1million votes. American population is twice Nigerian population.

Mind you, most of the votes cast on either Britain or American got talent are absolutely free because you can vote on their websites & on the Apps without paying a dime.

Total number of votes cast during “Big Brother Nigeria” 2018 = 170million votes @ N30 per sms for a show that contributes absolutely nothing to their lives. Going by the figures, it will take America & Britain combined three & half years to organise a talent show to catch up with Nigeria.

It is neither a talent show or life enhancing or promoting show. A show where two adults are kept in a cage to freely give & take sex on National Television, while the organisers make more money from the youths.

If INEC organises general election this weekend and ask Nigerian youths to vote on their mobile phones @ N10 per SMS to elect leaders that will shape their futures & the country, they will ask Nigerian Government to credit their accounts 1st before they will agree to vote in that magnitude.

“Wasted Generation” ~ Prof. Wole Soyinka called them.

“A generation that play too much, sleep too much and engage in idle chatter and gossip" ~ Chief Obafemi Awolowo foresaw

“A generation of illiterate graduates” ~ Atiku Abubakar called them in 2016

A generation that are constantly not concerned about the deteriorating conditions of their senses & not bothered about their own future~ Osquare78 knows them.

“Idle youths who sit and do nothing, but expecting everything from govt free” ~Pre. Buhari surmised about them

We all must be wary of this generation.... they are the larger chunk of Nigerian population.

It is pathetic. 170 Million votes Multiplied by N30 = N 5.1 billion and the winner got N25 million plus an SUV worth N12 million a trip and electronics. Let us even assume that sms votes is 85 million, that will be N2.55 billion. So so sad...

How come an intelligent person failed an election which is suppose to be the basis on which he should be judge of his intelligence education etc you listed or we are now to judge education intelligence based of the foolishness of every PDP / Ipob supporters ?!

dokyOloye:
Sarakiiiii.
Intelligent, educated, calm and collected.
Everlasting nightmare to d janjaweeed party.
Even in defeat,the herdsmen party is still feeling like a child pursued by masquerades in its dream cos of Saraki.

The APC led federal government are afraid of an outgoing speaker and senate president...kudos to saraki..we play your Chinese suppliers with Chinese yuan..

But Saraki won't be there now

Thank God, Tinubu's name did not pop up this time. Jagaban of Africa

C'mon Saraki show them what your Mama gave you


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Front0lane:
How come an intelligent person failed an election which is suppose to be the basis on which he should be judge of his intelligence education etc you listed or we are now to judge education intelligence based of the foolishness of every PDP / Ipob supporters ?!

Is it his first election?? Is Fayemi that got taken out of Ekiti in the previous election before this last one not intelligent? Have you contested any election of whatsoever before?

What influence ? APC gives these two things too much credit .they are just some dirty ,corrupt men who are eager to still have access to government funds which isn't possible

If saraki truly has influence then why isn't he coming bank .Dogara has no roots ,he came back due to the fact that he indeed with out argument assisted his constituency.He will how ever end up as chairman ,committee on observation

Front0lane:
How come an intelligent person failed an election which is suppose to be the basis on which he should be judge of his intelligence education etc you listed or we are now to judge education intelligence based of the foolishness of every PDP / Ipob supporters ?!

Don't mind the Yeebow boy. His ultimate destiny is to asslick a Yoruba guy called Bukola.

Is Saraki a national pressing issue? Just curious

Saraki...APC nightmare

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No one trust a snake like Saraki, a man who betrayed his own father over politics is capable of anything, but the good thing is that Magu already has his pending Corruption file intact

He betrayed his father because he wouldn't let his father make Kwara governorship a monarchy system?
Because he told his father that imposing his sister after his own tenure was wrong hence he became a betrayer?

dokyOloye:
Sarakiiiii.
Intelligent, educated, calm and collected.
Everlasting nightmare to d janjaweeed party.
Even in defeat,the herdsmen party is still feeling like a child pursued by masquerades in its dream cos of Saraki.

Some are born to be idiomatic in reasoning...
Oya argue with ur keyboard

TroubleMaker47:

He betrayed his father because he wouldn't let his father make Kwara governorship a monarchy system?
Because he told his father that imposing his sister after his own tenure was wrong hence he became a betrayer?

And he had to bring his own stooge abi? and rejected his own sister using the political structure his father laboured and went to jail for. The Bush family, Kenedies and the clintons all have political dynasty because they dont have a traitor like Saraki in their midst... His sister had a perfect oppurtunity to become the first ever female Governor but Saraki wouldnt want that,

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TroubleMaker47:

He betrayed his father because he wouldn't let his father make Kwara governorship a monarchy system?
Because he told his father that imposing his sister after his own tenure was wrong hence he became a betrayer?

baba goodmorning...answering that guy na waste of time..most people on this platform are notin but market woman and men gossipers,who carry discussions overhead from some ogogoro drinking fellas..their own na to open mouth talk wetin dey hear everybody dey talk.....

dokyOloye:
Sarakiiiii.
Intelligent, educated, calm and collected.
Everlasting nightmare to d janjaweeed party.
Even in defeat,the herdsmen party is still feeling like a child pursued by masquerades in its dream cos of Saraki.

Despite his brilliance he was swept away by a mere slogan OTOGE!saraki is overrated!