EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE FAVE-OFF: APC warns members to guard their utterances

Worried by the rift between the executive and the legislative arms of government, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said it will by Tuesday meet with the party’s caucus in the Senate to thinker on ways to bring the worsening crisis to an end.

The party has also warned that it would penalise any member of the APC whose “utterances or behaviour is capable of jeopardising the peace initiatives or further worsening the existing situation.”

The party stated this in a statement signed by its national publicity secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, in Abuja, on Sunday.

He said, “Following the All Progressives Congress resolve to intervene in the ongoing rift between the executive and the National Assembly, the APC National Working Committee (NWC) will on Tuesday, April 4, meet with the party’s caucus of the Senate.

“Ahead of the Tuesday meeting with the Senate, the party expresses its happiness with the committee set up by President Muhammadu Buhari to re-examine the Executive relationship with the National Assembly.

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“The party considers the committee headed by the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo as a step in the right direction, which demonstrates President Buhari’s recognition of the paramount importance of the legislative institution in a democracy.

“Worried by the worsening relationship between the two arms of government, the party had embarked on a series of consultations with the key actors aimed at resolving the growing impasse.

“The party however warns that it would not hesitate to take appropriate action against any member whose utterances or behaviour is capable of jeopardising the peace initiatives or further worsening the existing situation,” the statement read in part.

APC further appreciated the National Assembly leadership for its maturity and readiness to have all the issues resolved as quickly as possible in the interest of the party and the nation in general.

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