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.
Punch 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.”
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