Senator Misau raises alarm on plot to remove Senate president Bukola Saraki
- Senator Isah Misau has raised an alarm on a plot to remove Bukola Saraki as the Senate president
- The Bauchi state senator says a minister is leading the move over Saraki's alleged plan to defect to PDP
- Misau says while the upper chamber was on holiday, so many people were going behind trying to remove the Senate president
Senator Isah Misau, representing Bauchi central, on Wednesday, January 17, said a minister is leading moves to remove Bukola Saraki as the Senate president, The Cable reports.
Legit.ng gathered that Misau stated this on the floor of the Senate while contributing to a motion sponsored by Senator Shuaibu Lau, representing Taraba South, on herdsmen attacks in his state.
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Misau said the unnamed persons are plotting to remove the Senate president because of his alleged plan to defect from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
He said: “When we were on holiday, so many people were going behind that they should try and remove the senate president. During this holiday, a minister was spearheading that thing.
“What is the reason, they said that the senate president would leave APC that they should create problems from him (Saraki). What kind of country is this? Everything is about religion, about tribe.
“It is high time for us to do. If it’s about talking here or holding conferences, it would not solve this problem (of security challenges). We should look at security, who and who are holding offices, are they appointed by merit?"
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that drama ensued at the Senate on Wednesday, January 17, after senators on the platform of the PDP prevented their colleague representing Ebonyi South, Sonni Ogbuoji, from defecting to the APC.
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Premium Times reports that coming under order 43, Ogbuoji announced his intention to dump the PDP citing the “crisis” within the party as his reason for defection.
It was gathered that apparently aware of his intention, other PDP senators interrupted him and soon the chamber became noisy.
PDP Chieftain, Chief Chyna Iwuanyanwu speaks about the party's crisis - on Legit.ng TV.
Source: Legit.ng
