NASS Crisis: PDP Vows To Battle APC Over Ekweremadu

Senators on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have vowed to resist any unconstitutional move by some aggrieved All Progressives Congress’ senators to remove deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu.

The stance by the PDP Senators follows from the condition given by the pro-Ahmad Lawan senators under the umbrella of the Senate Unity Forum on Saturday, calling for the immediate resignation of Ekweremadu.

The resignation of the deputy senate president was part of the condition the group gave for them to recognise Senator Bukola Saraki as the President of the Senate, Punch reports.

But some PDP Senators have reacted furiously to the demands of the pro-Ahmad Lawan group, challenging the senators to go to court or initiate an impeachment move if they wanted to remove the deputy senate president.

“The APC senators should stop making such demands, because it is an effort in futility. How do they think that they could ask someone who won an election overwhelmingly among his colleagues to resign in order to satisfy some interests within their party, “ Senator Abiodun Olujimi a PDP member representing Ekiti-South Senatorial District queried in reaction to the calls by the Lawan group.

She added that there would be “no back-door arrangement could remove the Deputy Senate President.”

Another PDP senator Ighoyota Amori, citing the constitutional provisions noted that the aggrieved APC Senators could only remove the deputy senate president with a two-third majority vote during an impeachment process.

He added that the election of Senator Ekweremadu followed all constitutional provisions and urged the APC senators to seek legal redress if they were opposed to his election.

Meanwhile, Senate president, Bukola Saraki has started initiating peace moves with his colleagues and the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who are opposed to his victory.

According to reports, the APC has been reported decided to soft-pedal on its initial opposition to the outcomes of the National Assembly leadership elections so as to prevent its lawmakers from rebelling.