SENATE PRESIDENCY: Saraki calls APC’s bluff, says he will not step aside

Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has again called the bluff of the ruling All Progrssives Congress (APC) insisting that he cannot be impeached and will not step aside.

According to Saraki, the APC is in minority and does not have the power to carry out their threat.

Saraki further noted that succumbing to such calls will only amount to sacrificing the national interest of the country for personal interest.

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The Senate President spoke in Minna, the Niger State capital, where he had gone in continuation of his presidential campaign on Sunday.

“The APC members know that we are in the majority and whatever they want to do they know that they don’t have the number.

“The other kite they are trying to fly is asking me to step down from my seat but I can tell you that this cannot be possible as I will not step down.

“One thing is very clear and that is to say that I will not sacrifice the interest of the country for my personal interest and in the last three years as a Senate president, I have demonstrated that my interest is second to that of the nation.”

He condemned the calls from various quarters on the Senate to suspend its recess and resume, adding that it was a collective decision by all members to adjourn and that the recess was under the ambit of law.

According to him, the National Assembly has, therefore, not contravened any section of the procedures in embarking on the recess and reconvene when it was time to resume from break.

Saraki has been under pressure to resign or be impeached since he dumped the ruling party for the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

 

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