APC moves to resolve NASS impasse

In a bid to resolve the feud and reduce tension among members of the National Assembly, especially among APC legislators, as a result of the emergence of its leadership, APC national chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun on Monday meet with the leadership of both houses.

The move is seen as an effort on the part of the APC boss to broker peace between warring camps of the senate president, Dr. Bukola Saraki and Senator Ahmed Lawan, who lost out in the Senate presidency election.

Geared to ensure a rancour free plenary today (Tuesday) on the floors of both chambers, Oyegun also met with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubo Dogara and his deputy, Hon. Yusuf Lasun.

Both the Senate and House of Representatives are expected to name their principal officers today (Tuesday).

It will be recalled that the elections of Saraki and Dogara upon the inauguration of 8th National Assembly on June 9 as against the choices of senator Ahmed Lawan and Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila who were both APC’s official candidates for senate president and the speaker, House of Representatives threw the APC lawmakers and the party into divisions.

Though the meetings which held at Oyegun’s residence in Asokoro, Abuja was not open to journalists, a source present at the meeting which had in attendance all the APC senators said that a truce was brokered as all outstanding disputes relating to the principal positions at the National Assembly were settled.

“It is a private meeting and they were able to settle all the outstanding disputes relating to the sharing of principal positions at the national assembly .

“It all now appears that the APC senators and the federal house of representatives members will go to tomorrow’s (Tuesday) plenaries sessions united”, the source said.

But a source close Oyegun hinted that there was no finality in the peace talk, stressing that talks were still ongoing.

According to him, Journalists would be duly informed when there is a headway.

A source close to the senate president said that the matter had been laid to rest.

“I’m not privy to the details of the meeting, but the Senate President has resolved his differences with the party,” he said.

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