Lagos APC licks wound, wants Saraki, Dogara punished

Obviously pained by the outcome of the leadership election that took place on Tuesday at the National Assembly, the Lagos State chapter of the APC has called on the leadership of the party to “come down strongly to mete out sanctions and punishments against” Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara.

Describing the duo as “treacherous members that perpetrated this ugly charade at this early stage of the party’s life and history”, the Lagos APC added, that the election of PDP’s Senator Ike Ekweremadu as Senate deputy president, is an embarrassment to the ruling APC

Lagos APC, in a statement by its publicity secretary, Mr. Joe Igbokwe, said it was saddening that Saraki could ‘jump into bed’ with the PDP in his desperation for power.

The statement read, “The purported election of Senator Saraki and Dogara as the Senate President and Speaker respectively, is a clear transgression of both the tenets of democracy and party politics.

According to him, “as a party and given the circumstances of our present politics, the APC stands no risk of being eroded by this treachery. Rather, we see the clear road to enforce discipline in the treacherous conduct of some members of the National Assembly.

“We see the need for the party to wield the big stick now to send a message home that treachery will not profit those who might want to cash in on similar circumstances to spite the party and cash personal benefits in the long run. It is certain that these betrayers are not members of the APC and we feel the party must weigh in now and discipline these betrayers.”

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