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The battle for the control of the National Assembly may be long drawn as the leadership of the All Progressives Congress on Monday insisted on removing the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, of the minority Peoples Democratic Party.

One of our correspondents learnt on Monday that the ruling APC was still miffed that Ekweremadu emerged as the deputy senate president and had vowed never to allow “a senator from a minority party take over the duties statutorily assigned for the majority party.”

A leader of the APC, who spoke on condition of anonymity, explained that Ekweremadu as deputy senate president would hamper the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.

The APC leader said, “As deputy senate leader, Ekweremadu is automatically the Chairman, Senate Committee on Constitution Amendment. This is a sensitive position that, statutorily, should not be held by the minority.

“Ekweremadu and his PDP co-travellers will hamper the policies of the Buhari government. By the virtue of Senate rules, a member of the minority is not supposed to be the deputy senate leader; so, he is occupying the post illegally.

“We know the body language of some of these elements to anti-corruption. Nigerians know the stance of Buhari on corruption and insecurity. These elements occupying positions in the National Assembly must be removed. Otherwise, this administration is dead on arrival.”

He said the President was in support of the candidacy of Senator Ahmed Lawan for the senate presidency and had told Saraki and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, to support APC’s candidates for the principal posts.

“The President has refused to see Saraki and Dogara since they emerged as senate president and speaker respectively. Both Saraki and Dogara have done everything possible to see the President but he has shunned them because he is not happy about their conduct. You can see that the President has seen the Lawan group; this shows where his support lies,” the source added.

Meanwhile, barring any last minute changes, the National Executive Committee meeting of the APC will now hold on Friday.

National Chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, confirmed this to one of our correspondents in a text message on Monday.

In response to an inquiry from The PUNCH as to whether the party’s NEC would meet in Abuja on Tuesday, Odigie-Oyegun replied, “Necessarily on Friday.”

The PUNCH had earlier learnt that some party leaders at various levels had impressed it upon the party hierarchy to convene the high level meeting in order to find an amicable solution to the crisis threatening the party’s survival.

Members of the 48-member NEC are due to arrive in Abuja on Thursday, our correspondent learnt.

A national caucus meeting said to have been scheduled to hold on Monday was cancelled.

One of our correspondents, who visited both the party’s national secretariat and the residence of Odigie-Oyegun, reported that there was no sign that any meeting would hold at either of the venues as of 8.05pm on Monday.

The APC has been in crisis since the inauguration of the National Assembly on June 9 following the emergence of Bukola Saraki and Dogara as Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives respectively.

The party had announced Senator Ahmed Lawan and Femi Gbajabiamila as its sole candidates for the two positions.

Matters were made worse when the Senate President ignored a party directive that the remaining four leadership positions in both chambers of the National Assembly should be conceded to those who “lost out” during the inauguration

http://www.punchng.com/news/apc-insists-on-ekweremadus-removal/

Let no one blame senator Ekweremadu in this at all, the blame should be on Saraki for using him and the PDP to perform is shady deal.

A classic case of cutting your nose to spite your face, a result of which APC is made to look bad. The person who should go is Saraki for his betrayal and anti-party activities, not an innocent Ekweremadu who was just at the right place at the right time.

Empty rant... Let them go and remove him now. An opening wall invites wall geckos and lizards. They had better deal with it. As if he doesn't have a right to occupy such office.

YEYENATU!!!!

The wind of change is blowing buy e the carry stone enter eyes

Story for the gods! na by force

So the Minority should be thrashed, only majority should govern? APC! Change indeed

Ekweremadu na cloth? 2 remove am no go be beans oh? Apc tread carefully!

Oga Ekweremadu is blocking all the evil plans being hatched by gambari slaves.

A leader of the APC, who spoke on condition of anonymity, explained that Ekweremadu as deputy senate president would hamper the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.

Actually, this is arrant nonsense.

How did APC arrive at this conclusion? Has Buhari sent any bill to the NA that was hampered by the Deputy Senate President? In anycase, wasn't Ekweremadu duly nominated and elected to represent the interest of Nigerians in the NA?

Apc has made enough fool of itself already, and should accept the bitter pill of Ekweremadu as the deputy senate president for the next 4 years.

Let the hawk perch and let the eagle perch.

"Live and let live" is a good motto to live by, except Apc preferred it otherwise.

Maxymilliano:
Apc has made enough fool of itself already, and should accept the bitter pill of Ekweremadu as the deputy senate president for the next 4 years.

Let the hawk perch and let the eagle perch.

"Live and let live" is a good motto to live by, except Apc preferred it otherwise.

"Egbe belu, ugo belu. . . "

Maxymilliano:
Apc has made enough fool of itself already, and should accept the bitter pill of Ekweremadu as the deputy senate president for the next 4 years.

Let the hawk perch and let the eagle perch.

"Live and let live" is a good motto to live by, except Apc preferred it otherwise.

Which hawk and eagle to perch? U must b dreaming

It is winner takes it all. Ekweremadu must go alone

Else traitor saraki will go with him mark my yarn

Islamicpope:
Which hawk and eagle to perch? U must b dreaming

It is winner takes it all. Ekweremadu must go alone

Else traitor saraki will go with him mark my yarn

Abeg face reality and stop building castles in the air.

http://www.punchng.com/feature/hotseat/agrieved-senators-have-already-taken-a-bow-before-saraki-dino-melaye/

Islamicpope:
Which hawk and eagle to perch? U must b dreaming

It is winner takes it all. Ekweremadu must go alone

Else traitor saraki will go with him mark my yarn

Make him!

Islamicpope:
Which hawk and eagle to perch? U must b dreaming

It is winner takes it all. Ekweremadu must go alone

Else traitor saraki will go with him mark my yarn

no commit suicide oooo dis one u re soundin lik dis. Ekweremadu goin is lik telin pope to change to a Muslim.

Islamicpope:
Which hawk and eagle to perch? U must b dreaming
It is winner takes it all. Ekweremadu must go alone
Else traitor saraki will go with him mark my yarn

This is what Fela called "Baba nla nonsense" ... Father of all nonsense

Lame excuse. . Is Buhari a fool that Ekweremmadu will block his progress? ?


Ekweremmadu is going nowhere, APC should deal with that.. mtcheeeew

Apc- JOCKER

They should remove someone that got to that position by his fellow law makers. Why I no go hate this apc and their useless agenda for this country? The babalawo when do the thing for una to remove Ekweremadu still dey learn work. E no go work.

ZYZZA:
The battle for the control of the National Assembly may be long drawn as the leadership of the All Progressives Congress on Monday insisted on removing the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, of the minority Peoples Democratic Party.

One of our correspondents learnt on Monday that the ruling APC was still miffed that Ekweremadu emerged as the deputy senate president and had vowed never to allow “a senator from a minority party take over the duties statutorily assigned for the majority party.”

A leader of the APC, who spoke on condition of anonymity, explained that Ekweremadu as deputy senate president would hamper the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.

The APC leader said, “As deputy senate leader, Ekweremadu is automatically the Chairman, Senate Committee on Constitution Amendment. This is a sensitive position that, statutorily, should not be held by the minority.

“Ekweremadu and his PDP co-travellers will hamper the policies of the Buhari government. By the virtue of Senate rules, a member of the minority is not supposed to be the deputy senate leader; so, he is occupying the post illegally.

“We know the body language of some of these elements to anti-corruption. Nigerians know the stance of Buhari on corruption and insecurity. These elements occupying positions in the National Assembly must be removed. Otherwise, this administration is dead on arrival.”

He said the President was in support of the candidacy of Senator Ahmed Lawan for the senate presidency and had told Saraki and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, to support APC’s candidates for the principal posts.

“The President has refused to see Saraki and Dogara since they emerged as senate president and speaker respectively. Both Saraki and Dogara have done everything possible to see the President but he has shunned them because he is not happy about their conduct. You can see that the President has seen the Lawan group; this shows where his support lies,” the source added.

Meanwhile, barring any last minute changes, the National Executive Committee meeting of the APC will now hold on Friday.

National Chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, confirmed this to one of our correspondents in a text message on Monday.

In response to an inquiry from The PUNCH as to whether the party’s NEC would meet in Abuja on Tuesday, Odigie-Oyegun replied, “Necessarily on Friday.”

The PUNCH had earlier learnt that some party leaders at various levels had impressed it upon the party hierarchy to convene the high level meeting in order to find an amicable solution to the crisis threatening the party’s survival.

Members of the 48-member NEC are due to arrive in Abuja on Thursday, our correspondent learnt.

A national caucus meeting said to have been scheduled to hold on Monday was cancelled.

One of our correspondents, who visited both the party’s national secretariat and the residence of Odigie-Oyegun, reported that there was no sign that any meeting would hold at either of the venues as of 8.05pm on Monday.

The APC has been in crisis since the inauguration of the National Assembly on June 9 following the emergence of Bukola Saraki and Dogara as Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives respectively.

The party had announced Senator Ahmed Lawan and Femi Gbajabiamila as its sole candidates for the two positions.

Matters were made worse when the Senate President ignored a party directive that the remaining four leadership positions in both chambers of the National Assembly should be conceded to those who “lost out” during the inauguration

http://www.punchng.com/news/apc-insists-on-ekweremadus-removal/

but when Tambuwal was occupying the sit of speakership from the miniority party it was not ilegal? buntch of liar.

MarvellousGod:
Lame excuse. . Is Buhari a fool that Ekweremmadu will block his progress? ?


Ekweremmadu is going nowhere, APC should deal with that.. mtcheeeew

Oya babe kponkpi.

Islamicpope:
Which hawk and eagle to perch? U must b dreaming

It is winner takes it all. Ekweremadu must go alone

Else traitor saraki will go with him mark my yarn

Tambuwal defected to APC and still retain the Speakership in a PDP majority House, APC should live with it because karma is a bitch

Ekweremadu look like subsidy bah!!!

waternogatenemy:
Ekweremadu cannot be removed. Even a mad dog knows that.



It will be far more easier to remove Buhari

^^ This

Senators and house of representative members like operating democratically and independently. It happened under Jonathan.

So why not now ?

imhotep:
Oga Ekweremadu is blocking all the evil plans being hatched by gambari slaves.

we shall know who is slaves in the next 100yrs when IBO can not still produce president

Unfortunately, APC do not have the number to remove Ekweremadu ..... APC is working towards becoming Minority party in the NASS .....

Islamicpope:
Which hawk and eagle to perch? U must b dreaming

It is winner takes it all. Ekweremadu must go alone

Else traitor saraki will go with him mark my yarn

Your yarn is guttered and does not connote the yarn of someone who is political savvy .... Ekweremadu and Saraki is the bitter peel the Tinubu faction of APC must swallow or else .... Those who wish these duo to go down will go further down !!!

ZYZZA:
The battle for the control of the National Assembly may be long drawn as the leadership of the All Progressives Congress on Monday insisted on removing the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, of the minority Peoples Democratic Party.

One of our correspondents learnt on Monday that the ruling APC was still miffed that Ekweremadu emerged as the deputy senate president and had vowed never to allow “a senator from a minority party take over the duties statutorily assigned for the majority party.”

A leader of the APC, who spoke on condition of anonymity, explained that Ekweremadu as deputy senate president would hamper the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.



http://www.punchng.com/news/apc-insists-on-ekweremadus-removal/

The bolded is how to know a false news Tbaba1234 ... come and see oo.

disumusa:
we shall know who is slaves in the next 100yrs when IBO can not still produce president

those producing presidents are all jealous of IGBOS