Senators hint on what awaits APC in Senate

Senators Abdullahi Danbaba (Sokoto), and Isa Misau (Bauchi) have hinted on what is still going to happen to the “sinking ship” of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The two lawmakers, who are among the senators that left the ruling party on Tuesday said that more senators will soon dump the APC.

They stated this in a joint statement signed by both of them and made available to newsmen on Thursday.

They were responding to a statement credited to Senator Abdullahi Adamu (Nasarawa), who allegedly claimed that Senate President Bukola Saraki “merely collated the list of senators he feels are not happy with the party (APC) and announced them as defectors,” on Tuesday.

But in their statement, Misau and Danbaba, frowned at Adamu accusing him of “spewing forth lies unbecoming of an elder.”

Urging Adamu to stop spreading fake news, they argued, “How possible is it for somebody to just announce the change of party on behalf of a senator without the legislator concerned giving his consent?

“We can assure him that more senators are preparing to leave the sinking ship of APC and Senator Abdullahi Adamu will have more fabrications to do.”

According to them, all the senators who left APC on Tuesday were individual political leaders in their different constituencies and were present during the plenary when their names were read out from a letter signed by all of them.

Meanwhile, the Presidency has claimed that the lawmakers who left APC have not yet fully and effectually defected, adding that there is still room for them to drop their intentions.

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang, made the claim during an interview with newsmen in Abuja on Thursday.

“These senators by virtue of their procedure have not yet fully and effectually defected but have expressed intention to defect by the procedure. There is a lot of room left for conciliation and reconciliation.

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“Again, of all the grievances expressed by the distinguished senators and honourable members, none is attributed or directed to President Muhammadu Buhari or his action or inaction, commission or omission of the President or the Federal Government.

“Consequent actions (of the lawmakers) were not directed at President Buhari or his re-election bid but domestic actors in their constituencies such as the governors and state party leaders; or frustration over zoning or calculations for a return ticket or platform for the 2019 elections.”

 

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