APC Demands Ekweremadu’s Removal

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APC Demands Ekweremadu’s Removal

According to Punch, on Monday the All Progressives Congress (APC) insisted on removing the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, of the minority Peoples Democratic Party.

The source reports that an anonymous APC leader explained that Ekweremadu as deputy senate president would hamper the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.

He 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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He also added that 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 leader noted: “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.”