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Ijaya123:
Why is Buhari's fire burning you like this?

An attempt by the leadership of the All Progressives Congress to elect a consensus candidate for the leadership of the Senate at a retreat organised for Senators-elect in Abuja was frustrated on Saturday as two factions emerged from the camp, endorsing two separate candidates.

The party leadership had planned to conduct a primary election for the 59 senators elected on the ticket of the party in order to produce a consensus candidate that would emerge as the next Senate President during the inauguration of the eighth National Assembly in June.

However, few hours into the retreat, a group, which identified itself as Senate Unity Forum, walked out of the event and addressed a news conference where they declared that they had resolved to support the joint ticket of Senators Ahmad Lawan and George Akume for the Senate top posts.

They circulated a resolution signed by Lawan (Yobe North), Akume (Benue North West) and the group’s spokesperson, Senator Barnabas Gemade, (Benue North East) wherein the senators-elect explained that their decision was in the best interest of the party and Nigeria.

The group, which did not disclose its membership strength said, “We, the Senate Unity Forum comprising senators-elect from various states and various zones of Nigeria, have met, held extensive discussions and resolved to support Senator Ahmad Lawan as Senate President and Senator George Akume, as the Deputy Senate President of the eighth Senate.”

But some hours later, no fewer than 24 senators-elect, under the aegis of, “The Like-minds,” filed out of the retreat and announced that 35 members of the group had adopted Saraki (Kwara Central) as their next Senate President.

They also said each of the 35 members of the group, had signed a document which indicated their commitment to Saraki and had followed it up by jointly signing a letter, which they would present to the National Chairman of the party, Mr. John Odigie-Oyegun.

The Senators, in their resolution, read by Dino Melaye (Kogi West) noted: “Senators of ‘The Like-minds’ are here today at the retreat organised by our dear party, All Progressive Congress, which is meant to equip and empower senators-elect of the eighth Assembly to prepare them for the challenges ahead.

“We commend the leadership of our party for this timely and well-focused exercise. The issue of National Assembly leadership is about integrity, competence, discipline and leadership skills and not about fixing of candidates just for mere horse-trading.

“Our stand is about electing a senator who eventually becomes the chairman of National Assembly and relates with the executive on behalf of Nigerians, fellow senators and the National Assembly as an institution.

“Furthermore, the leadership of National Assembly is about the senator that has the wherewithal to stabilise the legislative institution, working with the executive and judicial arm of government to be effective and perform to their optimal capacity.

“In addition, we are aware of the fact that all senators from the North Central zone have taken a firm position that they are only interested in the office of the Senate President which has been earlier zoned by the National Working Committee of our party to the zone.

“We are also aware that North Central senators have resolved to abide by the resolution of the zone on a single candidate and anything short of this is an attempt to jeopardise the collective interest of the zone.

“Of the 59 senators of the APC, 35 of us present here today hereby reaffirm our collective commitment and resolution to ensure that the candidature of Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki as the Senate President of eighth Assembly.


We have also resolved that the office of the Deputy Senate President be zoned to the North East.”

Our correspondent observed that the South-West APC senators-elect, except Tayo Alasoadura, were conspicuously absent at the briefing, while members of the Like-minds senators who were present, cut across the North-Central, North-West, and the North-East geopolitical zones.

The latest development has therefore pruned down the numbers of aspirants contesting the senate presidency from four to two because while Akume had accepted to be Lawan’s deputy, Ali Ndume (Borno South), was among the senators that endorsed Saraki on Saturday.

pendy79:
What did Jonathan do to the likes of Ifeany Ubah, the son of Ahmadu Ali, the Son of Bamanga Tukur, the friends of Diezani Madueke, Femi otedola, Farouk Lawan that were fingered in the same fuel subsidy scam since 2012? Can you tell us here

What did your Jonathan did to the funds that accrued to Nigeria from the hike of fuel from N65 to N97 for over 3years? Did he not promise to build refineries and introduce palliative? Where are those refineries today or where did he even had a ground breaking event for one?

Did ifeanyi Ubah not turn around to be the National Coordinator of TAN? Did the same oil cabal they told us are enemies of the Nation not donate 5billion plus to the Presidential reelection campaign?

You think the same are foreigners or ghost or members of the opposition? Think twice. Nigerians didn't say no to fuel subsidy removal, they only clamour for transparency and to cut wastages in government first.

DaBullIT:
Who is the propagandist ?

NgeneUkwenu:
You are right! After may 29th, When the Commissioner Of Police, The Army Commandant, The Navy, AirForce Will all be taking Orders From the Lion of Ubima! We Shall watch the Re-match

Pangea:
Thank God for your life
Change is the only constant thing in life !

Pangea:

Is this the same firefire?
The chief GEJ till 2019 crooner?

Beremx:
Shame unto any TANoid who come here to shout "GEJ my HERO"

Firefire:
It is a simple propaganda to give undue honor to the coming administration within shortest time as hero.

- See everything dropping to ZERO within the last days of GEJ.

- Power Generation dropping to lowest

- Fuel importation crisis and scarcity taken to the highest level

- Wave of insecurity and kidnapping.

Posterity shall surely judge everyone including Jonathan.

Afroconnect:
GEJ should know he is still the man in charge and all this suffering he and his oil cabal are making us go through-we won't forget,history and posterity will judge them accordingly.

How can we have a president,and the whole country is heading for a shut down while Goodluck and his team feels non chalant-they are still being fed with state budget,living in state houses and buildings and still enjoying all the perks and luxury of the executive which we all are paying for.

Goodluck and his team owe us good service till 29th may cos we are paying them,they should not be using these times to clean their ass while Nigerians languish.

Beremx:
You are still pained Jonathan lost. Get over the pain,drop the protection you get from PDP and embrace change.

DaBullIT:
He already did during his campaign , but what about clueless did he ever declare at least once since he'd been there ?

Beremx:
APC is taking over Rivers State. Believe it or not!

Amaechi my HERO!

PassingShot:
Trust Buhari on this.

Beremx:
you're talking of Wike finishing his tenure? He will not start sef.

Thank God the Election Tribunal is already on alert. He will not smell Government House.

Nellybii:
Amaechi speaker for 8 years and Governor for 8 years still struggling for relevance. Hmmmm SMH. You haven't even started struggling yet. Pity you still hustling to feed yourself talking foul about Amaechi because someone promised you kobokobo. Shame

NgeneUkwenu:
Fake Brain!! Face Front!

christabba:
. Should Buhary be dumb like GEJ where he allow rotten people to destroy Nigeria Economy

AustinBlinks:
I have never seen any1 as foul mouthed as you are in my entire life. what's wrong with you? were you brought up in a dungeon or animal kingdom? All your comments are always about insulting people and calling them names. If you cannot say something good about some1 then shut the hell up. Someone need to train you Seriously and Quickly.

Obijulius:
The fear of babaonechance is the beginning of fuel scarcity.

When the ND boys blow up the oil and gas wells Nigeria will know how far.

God please lead us to disintegration.

ShowYourCertificate:
APC.....always quick to resort to insults when they are out of ideas

And when did you guys start believing what Okonjo-Iweala says....lmao